Coffee and Cocoa Council

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...

Ivory Coast To Boost Cocoa Processing With Two New Factories

Ivory Coast will increase its cocoa-processing capacity by 14% as well as boost storage space by building two new factories over the next two years, the co...

Ivory Coast To Hike Farmgate Cocoa Prices 21% This Season, Sources Say

Ivory Coast plans to increase the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by more than 21% to 1,000 CFA Francs (€1.51) per kilogram in the 2020/202...

Ivory Coast Bank Woes Threaten To Slow Early Cocoa Purchases

Poor liquidity within Ivory Coast's banking system caused by the collapse of the top cocoa producer's largest domestic exporter risks hindering exports at...