Cocoa

Ivory Coast Rains, Sun Favourable For Main Cocoa Crop: Farmers

A mix of rain and sunshine in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week bodes well for the October-to-March main crop as long as Harmattan cond...

Barry Callebaut Raises The Bar In Bid To Redefine Chocolate Making

In a move it hopes will redefine the way chocolate is made, Swiss-based Barry Callebaut has launched a new bar, the fruit of more than 20 years of research...

Aldi Süd To Offer JOKOLADE Chocolates

Aldi Süd is to roll out a range of Joko Winterscheidt's JOKOLADE chocolates as part of an exclusive campaign.

Ivory Coast, Ghana Cocoa Regulators To Boycott Industry Meetings Over Price Dispute

Ivory Coast and Ghana's cocoa regulators will boycott industry meetings in Brussels next week due to a dispute over pricing that they say has seen multinat...

German Q3 2022 Cocoa Grind Down 4.7% On Year: BDSI

Germany's third-quarter 2022 cocoa grind fell 4.7% on the year to 103,532 tonnes, the German confectionery industry association BDSI said, follow...

Ghana's Cocobod Signs $1.13bn Loan For 2022/23

Ghana's cocoa regulator, Cocobod, signed a $1.13 billion syndicated loan with international banks to finance purchases for the upcoming season, which is du...

Ghana's COCOBOD To Sign $1.3bn Syndicated Loan Agreement

Ghana's Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will sign a $1.3 billion pre-export syndicated loan agreement with international banks on Thursday (29 September) to finance...

Heavy Rainfall Triggers Black Pod Outbreaks In Ivorian Cocoa Farms

Another week of uncharacteristically heavy rain across Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions has increased the soil's moisture content and triggered a wave o...