Cocoa

Flooding Fears In Ivory Coast's Cocoa Regions As Disease Spreads

Heavy rain in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions threatens to compromise bean quality, raising fears of flooding and crop disease, farmers said on Mo...

Ivory Coast's Main Cocoa Crop Harvest Could Start Early Sept: Farmers

The harvest for Ivory Coast's main cocoa crop could start at the beginning of September, weeks earlier than last year because of heavy rain over the past m...

Ivory Coast Rains To Boost Cocoa Main Crop: Farmers

Above-average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions will boost the October-to-March main crop, but more sun is still needed, fa...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Add 'Living Income' Cocoa Premium To Fight Poverty

Top global cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana have imposed a fixed 'living income differential' of $400 a tonne on all cocoa contracts sold by either co...

Ivory Coast And Ghana Team Up For Greater Share Of Chocolate Wealth

Kouakou Kinimo is a pretty typical Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. He works a small holding. At 52, he's roughly the mean age for a West African grower...

Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Hope For July Rains To Secure Main Crop

Unseasonably dry weather across Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week could weaken the next main crop if rainfall does not increase in July, farmers said o...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop To Reach Record 600,000 Tonnes

Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop is expected to reach a record 600,000 tonnes this season, exporters and pod counters said on Friday, up 20% from the previous...

Finland's K-Group To Move To 100% Certified Cocoa In Private Label Products

All private label chocolate confectionery, cocoa drinks and chocolate baking products offered by Finland's K-Group will switch to 100% certified cocoa by t...