December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) today is up +246 (+3.15%). September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) is not trading today, with markets in the UK closed for a bank holiday. NY cocoa today climbed to a 2-month high on concerns that excessive dry conditions in West Africa could curb the region’s cocoa production. Forecaster Maxar Technologies recently said that top cocoa-producing countries Ivory Coast and Ghana had seen a “significant decrease in shower activity” over the past month, leading to below-normal soil moisture and limited crop growth. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world’s …