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Coop Switzerland Removes Conventional Palm Oil From Dough And Fresh Baked Goods

Coop Switzerland will dispense with conventional palm oil in all dough and fresh baked goods across its own brand range.

Main 2022/23 Cocoa Crop In Ivory Coast Seen At Around 1.65 Million Tonnes

The main 2022/23 cocoa crops in Ivory Coast and Ghana are expected to be around 1.65 million tonnes and up to 560,000 tonnes respectively, exporters and po...

Ghanaian, Ivorian Cocoa Yield In Doubt As Farmers Shun Costly Fertilisers

Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast cannot afford to buy fertilisers and other products needed to increase yield on their plantations because their...

Ivory Coast Rains Raise Farmers' Hopes For Cocoa Crop

Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions could pave the way for an early and strong start to the October-to-March main cr...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Upbeat Despite Below-Average Rains

Good soil moisture content in Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions is helping pods develop well on trees, making for a strong start for the October-to-March m...

Ivory Coast, Ghana To Raise Cocoa Premium Next Month

Ivory Coast and Ghana said they would raise the premium that chocolate makers and traders pay for their beans as they step up efforts to tackle farmer pove...

Ivory Coast Finishes Selling Cocoa Export Contracts For Next Main Crop

Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council has finished selling all 1.52 million tonnes of cocoa export contracts for the upcoming main crop of the 2022/23 gro...

Cocoa Buyers Back Ivory Coast, Ghana's Cocoa Premium Schemes

Major cocoa buyers have agreed to pay a premium and back a price floor on cocoa sold by Ivory Coast and Ghana as part of an agreement to combat poverty amo...