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Nigeria Cocoa Midcrop Harvest Seen Down on Harsh Weather

Nigeria’s cocoa midcrop output may decline by as much as 60 per cent as prolonged dry weather takes a toll on the trees, the country’s cocoa as...

Cocoa Declines To Five-Month Low On Ghana’s Crop, Slower Demand

Cocoa declined to the lowest price in five months on signs the crop in Ghana, the world’s second-largest producer, is recovering at a time demand for...

Cocoa Erases 2015’s Gain On Prospect Of Sluggish World Demand

Cocoa, last year’s best-performing commodity, has already erased its 2015 gain. Better-than-expected supplies from West Africa, prospects for sluggi...

Ouattara Says Ivory Coast to Supply 50% Global Cocoa by 2020

President Alassane Ouattara said Ivory Coast aims to produce half of the world’s cocoa by 2020 and that he won't make the mistake of overwhelming the...

Cocoa Processing in Asia Dropping as Higher Prices Cut Margins

Cocoa grinding in Asia probably declined 5 per cent in the third quarter as higher prices squeezed profit margins for confectionery makers. Processing f...

El Niño Throwing Off Cocoa Traders As African Crop Views Split

The strongest El Niño in almost two decades is dividing cocoa traders. While most agree that the weather pattern will hurt production in Wes...

Dryness Threatens Ivorian Cocoa as Rain Brings ‘Minimal’ Relief

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast will need more rain if the outlook for the next harvest is to improve in the world’s largest producer of the chocolate b...

Cocoa Processing in Asia Declining on Surging Bean Prices

Cocoa grinding in Asia probably dropped 11 per cent in the second quarter as surging prices hurt demand for the beans used in making chocolates. Process...

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Ecuador Cocoa Forecast Cut to 230,000 Tons After Rains Hit Crops