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Ivory Coast Cites Progress Tracing Cocoa As EU Deforestation Law Looms

Top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said it has handed out electronic cards that allow for the tracking and tracing of cocoa to nearly three-quarters of farmers...

Ivory Coast Expects Cocoa Mid-Crop To Drop In 2023/24, Sources Say

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator expects the country's April-to-September mid-crop to fall to 400,000-450,000 metric tonnes, two sources at the regulator told...

Barry Callebaut Sales Volumes Rise Slightly During Q1

Barry Callebaut's sales volumes rose slightly in the three months to the end of November despite the challenging market environment of record-hig...

JBS Champions Knowledge Transfer, Access To Finance For Smallholders In Davos

Brazilian meatpacker JBS has highlighted the importance of sharing knowledge and providing financial support to small producers to encourage the implementa...

Nestlé Introduces First KitKat Using Cocoa From Income Accelerator

Nestlé has announced the introduction of the first KitKat bars produced from cocoa mass made from beans grown by farmer families engaged in the comp...

Unseasonable Rains In Ivory Coast Lift Cocoa Outlook, Farmers Say

Unseasonable rains in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week are expected to boost both the main crop and the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers s...

With 167m Chocolate Santas, Germany Produces The Equivalent Of Two Per Citizen

The German confectionery industry has produced around 167 million chocolate Santa Clauses for the Christmas season this year, according to new data from Bu...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Output Seen Lower As Swollen Shoot Disease Spreads

Ivory Coast's cocoa production for the 2023/24 season is expected at 1.75 million metric tonnes compared with a previous forecast in September of 1.8 milli...