Ivory Coast

A research by Commerzbank has revealed that Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer of Cocoa, is likely to hit around 1.7 million tonnes for the 2019/2020 crop season. The report says thanks to good weather in recent weeks, respondents…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's biggest exporters of cocoa, have agreed a deal to sell the commodity with an additional living income premium of $400 (£320) a tonne added to the price. The scheme aims to work with the world's chocolate…
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Higher prices are needed to ensure cocoa production becomes more sustainable, a senior European Union official said on Tuesday, backing plans by top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana to levy a “living income differential” on sales. “Ivory…
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Heavy rain in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions threatens to compromise bean quality, raising fears of flooding and crop disease, farmers said on Monday. Harvesting started early for the October-to-March main crop, and farmers expect it…
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The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the agenda for its 2019 Partnership Meeting, in Berlin Germany, on the theme Drivers of Change. Effective stakeholder collaboration and partnerships; Strong business and policy environment;…
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Farmers in the top two cocoa growers are upbeat about the next harvest after heavy rains in recent weeks helped support crop development. It’s an important time of the year for farmers in Ivory Coast and Ghana—which together account for…
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The next meeting of the International Cocoa Organization is to consider wide-ranging proposals for change. Michel Arrion, the International Cocoa Organization’s (ICCO’s) Executive Director, will use the 100th Regular Session of the…
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The International Cocoa Organisation plays a significant role in some of the sector’s key markets. It is now two years since the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) headquarters moved from London to Abidjan, in Ivory Coast in July…
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Ivory Coast cocoa grinders have processed 455,000 tonnes of beans since the start of the season in October to the end of July, data from exporters’ association GEPEX showed on Friday. This is up 8% from 421,000 tonnes during same period…
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Ivory Coast’s first lady Dominique Ouattara met a delegation of U.S. senators on Monday to appeal their call for an embargo on Ivorian cocoa over the alleged use of child labour. In July, Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ron Wyden of…
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