Cocoa

Ivory Coast Sells 2021/2022 Cocoa Contracts At 'Country Discount'

The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast had sold 950,000 tonnes of cocoa in contracts by the end of May for the 2021/2022 season at a country discount i...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Concerned About Mid-Crop Amid Dry Spell

A prolonged dry spell persisted across Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, jeopardising the outcome of the April-to-September mid-crop and...

S Group's Own-Brand Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Acquire Sustainability Certification

Finnish retailer S Group has acquired sustainability certification for all its own-brand tea, coffee, and cocoa products. The certification will help cu...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Grinding Could Drop To Half In May

Ivory Coast cocoa grinding could drop by half to 25,000 tonnes in May, and even further in June, due to power shortages in the world's top grower, fiv...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Urge Cocoa Industry To Boost Premium Payments

Ivory Coast and Ghana asked cocoa and chocolate companies last week to pay more in premiums to support farmers' wages, the head of Ivory Coast's industry r...

Chocolate Makers Trace More Cocoa Beans To Ensure Ethical Sourcing

Chocolate and cocoa companies are tracing where more of their cocoa beans come from, as pressure mounts on them to buy beans from growe...

Ivory Coast Farmers Welcome Heavy Rain For Cocoa Mid-Crop

Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast said weather conditions were largely favourable for the April-to-September mid-crop last week, with heavy rain in some reg...