COCOA POST

A yet to be released United States report that shows child labour has risen in the West African cocoa sector is to be reviewed independently following objections by Ghana and Ivory Coast, Reuters has reported. The top two cocoa producers…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is said to be having a hard time honouring arrears owed to its purchasing agents following a coronavirus pandemic induced slowdown in export and sales activities, Bloomberg has reported. Lockdown restrictions at…
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Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) is introducing reforms aimed at boosting domestic exporters, including by reducing fees they pay when acquiring beans, CCC and industry sources said. The new measures also limit stockpiling of…
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Below average rainfall in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions last week meant more downpours were needed to strengthen the crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is currently in its rainy season,…
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An upturn in online food sales, including confectionery and bakery resulting from the coronavirus pandemic has provided key insights into the future of the retailing within the sector, according to a leading food and drink IT specialist.…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total 99,468 bags of Cocoa fertilizers to be distributed to 126 farmer cooperative groups within Wiawso and Akontombra districts of the…
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As the coronavirus pandemic - COVID-19 - bites hard on global economies, cocoa farmers are making a case for Ghana to create a local demand for the industrial use of cocoa so as not to overly rely on international markets. At Korboe Farms…
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Exports of cocoa beans and products increased by 5.0 per cent to US$2.29 billion in 2019, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said in its 2019 Annual Report. The report said cocoa beans exported amounted to US$1.45 billion, an increase of 3.2 per…
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Revenue jumped US$3.1 million in 2017 to US$7.2 million in 2018
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The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has asked the contractor on the Benchma Junction (Barrier) to Adwofua cocoa road to speed up work on the road, as it has already suffered some delay due to the…
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