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Lindt & Sprüngli Posts Double-Digit Sales Growth Despite COVID Concerns

Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has reported a 14.2% increase in group sales, to CHF 4.59 billion (€4.42 billion) in its financial year 2021...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Sees Output Down Despite Strong Port Deliveries

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator is sticking with its forecast for a drop of about 10% in output for the 2021/2022 season, despite a pick-up in bean...

Light Rains In Ivory Coast Should Boost Cocoa Mid-Crop: Farmers

Above-average light rains last week across most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions sustained hopes of a good start to the April-to-September mid-...

Light Rains Welcomed In Ivory Coast As Cocoa Mid-Crop Develops

A second consecutive week of light rain and mild winds across Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions could spell good news for the April-to-September mi...

Light Rain, Sun Bode Well For Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop

Above average rain, sun and only mild winds last week bode well for Ivory Coast's April-September cocoa mid-crop and the end of the October-March...

Ivory Coast 2021/22 Cocoa Port Arrivals Down 12%-13%, CCC Director Says

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast are down between 12% and 13% from the same period last year and are likely to stay down for the rest of t...

Ivory Coast Dockers Suspend Strike That Threatened Cocoa Bean Exports

Dockers in Ivory Coast's two main ports of Abidjan and San Pedro have suspended a week-long strike while negotiations are held with the government.

Dockers' Strike Threatens Ivory Coast Cocoa Bean Exports

A week-long strike by dockers in Ivory Coast's two main ports of Abidjan and San Pedro could hurt cocoa bean exports after workers blocked access to the po...