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Cocoa Producers To Publish Premiums Paid By Chocolate Companies
Effective by the end of this month, May 2022, Cote d'Ivoire - Ghana Cocoa Initiative will begin a monthly publication of origin differential premium paid by multinational buyers for cocoa beans from Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.
A joint…
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Ivory Coast Maintains Cocoa Producer Price At 825 FCFA Per Kilogram
For the intermediate marketing campaign which opens on April 1, the farm gate price per kilogram of cocoa is maintained at 825 FCFA, as in the main campaign.
The announcement was made by the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and…
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Fairtrade Africa Holds Joint Planning Meeting With Cocoa Program Partners
Fairtrade Africa has held a joint planning and review meeting with its partners to assess the progress of implementation of the West Africa Cocoa Programme (WACP).
The meeting also afforded the certification organisation the opportunity…
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Cocobod Assures Of Timely Payment To Cocoa Farmers As $1.5 Billion Loan Hits Account From Oct. 4
Disbursement of Ghana Cocoa Board's $1.5 billion dollar cocoa syndicated loan is set to begin latest October 4, 2021.
Despite hitting a record cocoa production milestone, Ghana's 2020/21 crop year was bedevilled with widespread payment…
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Cocoa Freight Rate Up By 5 Percent For 2021/22 Season
Negotiations over the cocoa freight rate for the 2021/22 cocoa year has ended in Accra with parties agreeing a five percent (5%) upward adjustment, the BFT has reported.
Reports say the parties including Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC),…
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COCOBOD To Sign $1.5 Billion Syndicated Loan To Buy 2021/22 Cocoa
Ghana Cocoa Board says processes have commenced to access US$1.5 billion dollars in its annual syndicated loan for cocoa purchases in the 2021/22 crop year.
The facility is expected to be available from next month when Ghana's major crop…
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Cocoa Freight Negotiation For 2021/22 Season Kicks Off
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) and Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) have started processes to negotiate cocoa freight charges for the 2021/2022 cocoa season, Business & Financial Times has reported.
Consultations and research are…
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FEDCO Lauded By COCOBOD For Embracing New Registration System
Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licensed cocoa buying company has been lauded by a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Emmanuel Opoku for embracing the new cocoa farmer registration module by the…
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Countries Scramble To Join Cote d’Ivoire–Ghana Cocoa Initiative
Top officials of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire say they have received calls from a number of cocoa-producing countries to join their recently launched joint initiative on cocoa.
The formal commencement of operations of the headquarters and…
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COCOBOD Courts Swiss Partnership To Set Up More Cocoa Processing Plants in Ghana
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has made the case for Switzerland to consider deepening its economic relations with Ghana by partnering with the country to establish more cocoa processing plants.
Increasing local processing of cocoa beans is…
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