Black Pod Disease Threatens Nigeria’s Cocoa Main Crop
Nigeria’s 2019-20 cocoa crop is threatened by an attack of the fungal black-pod disease due to the wetness created by persistent rains in the main cocoa-growing areas, the industry association said.
“The losses could escalate if the rains…
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Ghana And Cote d’Ivoire Announce Living Income Differential For Cocoa Farmers
Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have announced a new cocoa trading pricing mechanism offering a $400 per tonne living income differential (LID) to the farmer.
The Living Income Differential is introduced as a "guarantee" to the $2,600 per tonne…
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New Cocoa Floor Price: A Step Towards More Equal Trade?
On 12 June 2019, the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire announced a floor price of USD 2,600/ton of cocoa beans for the 2019/2020 cocoa season.
They also announced a suspension of forward sales of beans for the 2020/2021 season.
This…
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Mars Inc Endorses Ghana And Ivory Coast $2,600 Cocoa Floor Price
U.S. food maker Mars Inc. supports a decision by Ivory Coast and Ghana to set a floor price for their cocoa exports, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday, becoming one of the first major chocolate companies to back the initiative.…
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COCOBOD Urged To Cut Ties With World Cocoa Farmers Organization
The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Farmers Association (COCOSHE) have called on the Ghana Cocoa Board to disassociate itself from the World Cocoa Farmers Organization (WCFO).
This follows a decision by the government and Côte d’Ivoire to…
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Ghana And Ivory Coast Agree Modalities For Cocoa Cooperation
Top officials of Ghana Cocoa Board and the Conseil du Cafe-Cacao of Ivory Coast are working out modalities for the implementation of the 2018 Abidjan Declaration at an ongoing summit in Abidjan.
The summit, being held in the Caistab…
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Ghana Explores New Market in China For Cocoa and Cocoa Products
Ghana has been participating in the 2019 Tea Expo being held at Hangzhou, China, as the second-largest cocoa producer in the world seeks new markets in Asia for cocoa and cocoa products.
Ghana was invited by the Chinese Government as a…
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Ghana And Ivory Coast Invite Cocoa Buyers For Price Talks
Ivory Coast and Ghana invited cocoa buyers and processors to discuss proposals for setting a joint minimum price for their cocoa beans, the latest sign that the world’s top producers are serious about improving cooperation.
The two…
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Ghana Cocoa Boss Hands Over First Solar Irrigation System To Farmer
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has officially handed over an ultra-modern solar-powered irrigation system to a cocoa farmer.
The system has been installed on a 30-acre cocoa farm owned by…
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Drop in Ghana’s Cocoa Production Hasn’t Affected Global Forecast – ICCO
A drop in Ghana’s cocoa production has not dented the International Cocoa Organization’s (ICCO) forecast for global output of 4.8 million tonnes for 2018/19, Executive Director Michel Arrion said.
Ghana previously forecast production of…
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