The world benchmark for cocoa beans was USD 5.75/kg in October 2026 (about EUR 5.13), 2.9% lower than the month before and 3.4% lower than a year earlier.
World benchmark
5.75USD/kg
October 2026 · ≈ EUR 5.13
1 month
−2.9%
vs Sep 2026
12 months
−3.4%
vs Oct 2025
10-year average
3.66USD/kg
benchmark
World benchmark: International Cocoa Organization daily price (average of the nearest three futures positions in New York and London). Monthly averages per kg. Euro values use the ECB monthly average rate.
So far in 2026 the benchmark has averaged USD 4.70/kg, 42.8% lower than in the same months of 2025.
Calendar-year averages.
| Year | Benchmark average, USD/kg |
|---|---|
| 2026to Oct 2026 | 4.70 |
| 2025 | 7.80 |
| 2024 | 7.33 |
| 2023 | 3.28 |
| 2022 | 2.39 |
| 2021 | 2.43 |
| 2020 | 2.37 |
| 2019 | 2.34 |
| 2018 | 2.29 |
| 2017 | 2.03 |
| Month | Benchmark, USD/kg | ≈ EUR/kg |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 5.75 | 5.13 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.92 | 5.14 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.95 | 5.13 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.61 | 4.91 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.40 | 3.82 |
| May 2026 | 4.16 | 3.56 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.40 | 2.90 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.24 | 2.80 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.59 | 3.04 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.97 | 4.23 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.78 | 4.94 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.61 | 4.85 |
| Oct 2025 | 5.95 | 5.12 |
| Sep 2025 | 7.03 | 5.99 |
| Aug 2025 | 7.60 | 6.53 |
| Jul 2025 | 7.37 | 6.31 |
| Jun 2025 | 8.40 | 7.29 |
| May 2025 | 8.99 | 7.97 |
| Apr 2025 | 8.15 | 7.27 |
| Mar 2025 | 8.08 | 7.48 |
| Feb 2025 | 9.86 | 9.47 |
| Jan 2025 | 10.75 | 10.38 |
| Dec 2024 | 10.32 | 9.85 |
| Nov 2024 | 7.89 | 7.42 |
International Cocoa Organization daily price (average of the nearest three futures positions in New York and London). Monthly average in US dollars, published by the World Bank. The definition of a benchmark can change over the years; the World Bank lists every change in its data file.
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The world benchmark for cocoa beans was USD 5.75/kg in October 2026 (about EUR 5.13), 2.9% lower than the month before and 3.4% lower than a year earlier. Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data.
International Cocoa Organization daily price (average of the nearest three futures positions in New York and London). It is a monthly average published by the World Bank.
The world benchmark for cocoa beans averaged USD 7.80/kg in 2025.
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Benchmark prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), release of 3 November 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Percentage changes, averages and euro conversions are our calculations.
Exchange rate: ECB euro reference rates, monthly average.
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