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Ghana Sells 200,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa With Farmer Premium

Ghana, the world's number two cocoa producer, has sold nearly 200,000 tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/21 season, with prices including a new premium to suppor...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Lift Threat To Cocoa Sustainability Schemes

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana said on Wednesday that chocolate makers would continue for now to be allowed to run sustainability schemes in the...

Ivory Coast, Ghana To 'Re-Examine' Cocoa Sustainability Schemes

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana said on Thursday they will re-examine the industry's sustainability schemes as chocolate makers have be...

Ghana, Ivory Coast To Introduce Cocoa Production Ceiling

Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producers, are looking at introducing a cocoa production ceiling to support global prices and discourage overp...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Strike First Cocoa Deals With Living Income Premium

Ivory Coast and Ghana have agreed initial deals to sell cocoa with a living income premium of $400 a tonne added to the price, in a bid to reform...

EU Backs Cocoa Price Rise To Make Production More Sustainable

Higher prices are needed to ensure cocoa production becomes more sustainable, a senior European Union official said on Tuesday, backing plans by top grower...

Ghana Yet To Decide On Cocoa Farmgate Price: Cocobod

Ghana will not make a decision on a cocoa farmgate price until an industry committee meets to discuss it in September, a spokesman for the Ghana Cocoa Boar...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Add 'Living Income' Cocoa Premium To Fight Poverty

Top global cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana have imposed a fixed 'living income differential' of $400 a tonne on all cocoa contracts sold by either co...