Coffee and Cocoa Council

Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Suspends Bean Purchases In June, Sources Say

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has suspended purchase and export of cocoa beans for the month of June, sources said.

Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Scraps Grading Discount For Deferred Contracts

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has told exporters that a discount for the grading of beans from the mid-crop will not be offered for deferred contracts, acc...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Call For Overhaul Of Pricing System

Ivory Coast cocoa producers have called on the sector's regulator to overhaul its pricing scale, warning that it is preventing them from benefiting from re...

Ivory Coast, Ghana To Maintain Cocoa Farmgate Price Levels For Mid-Crop, Light Crop

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana will keep farmgate prices unchanged for their respective mid-crop and light crop harvests despite current record...

Ivory Coast Sells 2024-25 Cocoa Export Contracts Despite Price Pushback

Ivory Coast has sold at least 300,000 tonnes of cocoa in export contracts for the 2024/25 season despite pressure from multinational companies to lower pri...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Scraps Stockpile Exemption For Bean Grinders

Ivory Coast cocoa sector regulator will not allow bean grinders to accumulate stocks beyond authorised limits during the main October to March harvest to e...

Ivory Coast In Fresh Stand-Off With Cocoa Buyers Over Premium

Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are...

Ivory Coast Halts Cocoa Forward Sales As Rains Hit Production

Ivory Coast has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains battered and flooded farms in the world's top cocoa-...