date:Jan 29, 2013
gnificant amounts of money in an attempt to combat and eradicate it, broker ABN Amro Markets (U.K.) Ltd. said in a report e-mailed today. Fears are that the outbreak of roya could have longer term effects well into the 2013-14 season. Central American nations produce mostly arabica beans.
Cocoa for March delivery was up 0.4 percent at 1,423 pounds ($2,240) a ton in London. Cocoa for March delivery was little changed at $2,171 a ton in New York.