Cocoa prices: questions and answers
Cocoa: median wholesale price 2.54 EUR/kg across 21 markets in 4 countries, quotes to 31 October 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of cocoa today?
The median wholesale price of cocoa was 2.54 EUR/kg across 23 current quotes on 21 markets in 4 countries (latest quote 31 October 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.70 and 3.75 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of cocoa?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Physical markets | 20 | 2.08 EUR/kg |
| Exchange futures | 3 | 4.98 EUR/kg |
The markets quoting cocoa do not name a type, so all quotes are compared together.
What is the price of cocoa in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 18 | 2.08 EUR/kg | 147.8 PHP/kg |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1.81 EUR/kg | 0.63 KWD/kg |
| United States | 1 | 4.98 EUR/kg | 5.56 USD/kg |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5.15 EUR/kg | 5.75 USD/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting cocoa; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of cocoa going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 9 of 23 quotes for cocoa rose, 7 fell and 7 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish cocoa prices?
21 markets in 4 countries have current cocoa quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- ICE Futures U.S. United States · 3 quotes
- Al-Fardah Central Fruit and Vegetable Market Kuwait · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Bangsamoro (BARMM) Philippines · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Cordillera Philippines · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Mimaropa Philippines · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Negros Island Region Philippines · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Philippines Philippines · 1 quote
- PSA farmgate prices, Ilocos Region Philippines · 1 quote
Why are there so many different cocoa prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 6 different cocoa quote names, for example: Cocoa futures, New York cocoa, December 2026; African cocoa 2 kg; Cacao, dried beans; Cacao, dried beans; Cacao, dried beans; Cacao, dried beans.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most cocoa?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of cocoa beans was 5.2 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Côte d'Ivoire with 36.1% of the world total, followed by Indonesia and Ghana.
Which country exports the most cocoa?
In 2024 the largest exporter of cocoa beans was Côte d'Ivoire with 1.1 million t (28.7% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these cocoa prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are cocoa prices updated?
The latest cocoa quote is from 31 October 2026; 0 of 21 markets published cocoa prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download cocoa prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for cocoa prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.