
March cocoa futures fell below a four-month consolidation as exchange stocks built and Ivory Coast arrivals reached 55,000 metric tons for the week ending November 8, their highest level so far this marketing year. However, cumulative arrivals remained below last year and the five-year average, while erratic rainfall and drying conditions in West Africa threatened the main crop.
Rising stocks and stronger weekly arrivals point to near-term supply exceeding demand, pressuring cocoa prices; poor rainfall could threaten later crop development and limit that downside. The article does not identify a direct feed-commodity effect.
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