Monthly average, September 2026
International Cocoa Organization daily price, averaged from the New York and London futures markets.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| kg | 5.92 |
| metric ton | 5,920.00 |
| pound | 2.69 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.58 | 5.95 | 3.24 | −41.2% | 4.65 |
| 2025 | 7.80 | 10.75 | 5.61 | +6.4% | 8.16 |
| 2024 | 7.33 | 10.32 | 4.40 | +123.5% | 7.87 |
| 2023 | 3.28 | 4.21 | 2.62 | +37.0% | 3.63 |
| 2022 | 2.39 | 2.55 | 2.24 | −1.4% | 2.76 |
| 2021 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 2.33 | +2.4% | 3.02 |
| 2020 | 2.37 | 2.72 | 2.10 | +1.2% | 3.09 |
| 2019 | 2.34 | 2.52 | 2.19 | +2.1% | 3.09 |
| 2018 | 2.29 | 2.66 | 1.95 | +13.0% | 3.08 |
| 2017 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 1.92 | −29.8% | 2.79 |
| 2016 | 2.89 | 3.12 | 2.30 | −7.8% | 4.06 |
| 2015 | 3.14 | 3.36 | 2.87 | +2.4% | 4.46 |
| 2014 | 3.06 | 3.27 | 2.82 | +25.6% | 4.36 |
| 2013 | 2.44 | 2.82 | 2.15 | +2.0% | 3.53 |
| 2012 | 2.39 | 2.62 | 2.26 | −19.7% | 3.51 |
| 2011 | 2.98 | 3.47 | 2.20 | −4.9% | 4.46 |
| 2010 | 3.13 | 3.53 | 2.88 | +8.5% | 4.84 |
| 2009 | 2.89 | 3.50 | 2.48 | +12.1% | 4.54 |
| 2008 | 2.58 | 3.00 | 2.05 | +32.0% | 4.03 |
| 2007 | 1.95 | 2.16 | 1.70 | +22.5% | 3.17 |
| 2006 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.53 | +3.6% | 2.66 |
| 2005 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 1.44 | −0.8% | 2.65 |
| 2004 | 1.55 | 1.73 | 1.40 | −11.5% | 2.76 |
| 2003 | 1.75 | 2.28 | 1.48 | −1.5% | 3.21 |
| 2002 | 1.78 | 2.20 | 1.39 | +66.5% | 3.33 |
| 2001 | 1.07 | 1.34 | 0.89 | +17.7% | 2.03 |
| 2000 | 0.90667 | 0.97 | 0.86 | −20.1% | 1.77 |
| 1999 | 1.14 | 1.46 | 0.92 | −32.3% | 2.30 |
| 1998 | 1.68 | 1.78 | 1.52 | +3.5% | 3.46 |
| 1997 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 1.37 | +11.2% | 3.40 |
| 1996 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.34 | +1.6% | 3.13 |
| 1995 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 1.36 | +2.6% | 3.17 |
| 1994 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.23 | +24.9% | 3.17 |
| 1993 | 1.12 | 1.36 | 0.98 | +1.7% | 2.61 |
| 1992 | 1.10 | 1.28 | 0.97 | −8.0% | 2.64 |
| 1991 | 1.19 | 1.37 | 1.03 | −5.8% | 2.95 |
| 1990 | 1.27 | 1.44 | 0.99 | +2.1% | 3.27 |
| 1989 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 0.97 | −21.7% | 3.37 |
| 1988 | 1.58 | 1.97 | 1.24 | −20.6% | 4.51 |
| 1987 | 2.00 | 2.12 | 1.90 | −3.6% | 5.92 |
| 1986 | 2.07 | 2.32 | 1.91 | −8.2% | 6.36 |
| 1985 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.09 | −5.9% | 7.06 |
| 1984 | 2.40 | 2.68 | 2.14 | +13.0% | 7.77 |
| 1983 | 2.12 | 2.54 | 1.78 | +22.1% | 7.17 |
| 1982 | 1.74 | 2.19 | 1.54 | −16.5% | 6.06 |
| 1981 | 2.08 | 2.36 | 1.66 | −20.2% | 7.70 |
| 1980 | 2.60 | 3.24 | 2.11 | −20.9% | 10.65 |
| 1979 | 3.29 | 3.66 | 3.02 | −3.2% | 15.29 |
| 1978 | 3.40 | 4.03 | 2.83 | −10.2% | 17.58 |
| 1977 | 3.79 | 4.36 | 3.19 | +85.2% | 21.06 |
| 1976 | 2.05 | 2.98 | 1.40 | +63.7% | 12.11 |
| 1975 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | −19.9% | 7.83 |
| 1974 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | +38.1% | 10.66 |
| 1973 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | +76.6% | 8.58 |
| 1972 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | +18.5% | 5.16 |
| 1971 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | −20.6% | 4.49 |
| 1970 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | −24.2% | 5.90 |
| 1969 | 0.8975 | 0.94 | 0.81 | +24.8% | 8.24 |
| 1968 | 0.71917 | 1.02 | 0.61 | +20.0% | 6.97 |
| 1967 | 0.59917 | 0.65 | 0.57 | +15.8% | 6.05 |
| 1966 | 0.5175 | 0.58 | 0.47 | +41.5% | 5.37 |
| 1965 | 0.36583 | 0.47 | 0.26 | −27.8% | 3.91 |
| 1964 | 0.50667 | 0.55 | 0.48 | −8.0% | 5.50 |
| 1963 | 0.55083 | 0.61 | 0.50 | +20.4% | 6.06 |
| 1962 | 0.4575 | 0.49 | 0.44 | −4.7% | 5.10 |
| 1961 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.44 | −18.4% | 5.41 |
| 1960 | 0.58833 | 0.63 | 0.52 | — | 6.70 |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5.92 | −0.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 5.95 | +6.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 5.61 | +27.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 4.40 | +5.8% |
| May 2026 | 4.16 | +22.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 3.40 | +4.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.24 | −9.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 3.59 | −27.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 4.97 | −14.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 5.78 | +3.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 5.61 | −5.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 5.95 | −15.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 7.03 | −7.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 7.60 | +3.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 7.37 | −12.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 8.40 | −6.6% |
| May 2025 | 8.99 | +10.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 8.15 | +0.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 8.08 | −18.1% |
| Feb 2025 | 9.86 | −8.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 10.75 | +4.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 10.32 | +30.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 7.89 | +18.5% |
| Oct 2024 | 6.66 | +2.1% |
The Cocoa price averaged 5.92 USD / kg in September 2026, −15.8% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 10.75 USD / kg in January 2025; the lowest was 0.26 USD / kg in July 1965.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 7.80 USD / kg is worth about 8.16 USD / kg. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 21.06 USD / kg in 1977.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.