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Ghana's 2023/24 Cocoa Output Seen Almost 40% Below Target, Sources Say

Ghana's cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tonnes, two sources from the country's...

Cocoa Prices Soar To Record Highs As Traders Scramble For Supplies

World cocoa prices hit fresh record highs on Thursday (8 February) as traders continued to scramble for supplies, predicting ever wider deficits...

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...

Notes From Africa: Koa, Dowson Limitada, Kenchic Limited

ESM’s regular series, Notes From Africa, brings you the latest retail, consumer goods, and food-and-beverage stories from across Africa.

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...

Cocoa Price Surge Boosts Incomes Of Cameroon's Farmers

A sharp rise in the price paid for cocoa beans has boosted the incomes of farmers in Cameroon as top global producers Ivory Coast and Ghana suffer a supply...

Ghana 2023/24 Cocoa Arrivals Down 51% In 'Worst Ever' Season

Ghana's graded and sealed cocoa arrivals have dropped around 51% in the 2023/24 season from a year earlier, official figures showed.

ICCO Trims Estimate For 2022/23 Global Cocoa Deficit

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) estimated a global cocoa deficit of 99,000 metric tonnes in the 2022/23 season, narrower than a previous foreca...