Cocoa

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...

Ivory Coast Acts To Avert Defaults On Cocoa Export Contracts This Season

Top cocoa producer Ivory Coast has averted defaults on export contracts this season by letting multinational commodities companies buy at-risk contracts fr...

Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Fear Lack Of Rain Could Impact Mid-Crop

Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast last week could affect cocoa production, farmers said, as good soil moisture content mitigated the imp...

Ivory Coast Rains Set To Improve Mid-Crop Cocoa Quality

Mixed rains fell over Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers said, with more showers needed in some areas to boost the April-to-S...

Ivory Coast Rains To Boost Cocoa Mid-Crop, Winds Raise Concern

Above-average rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions should boost the April-September mid-crop but strong winds are worrying, farm...