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What Are Cocoa Futures, And How Do They Work?

Futures markets have seen a record-breaking run in cocoa prices in 2024, a surge exacerbated by the hedge funds that provide much of their liquidity headin...

Ghana’s Cocoa Purchases Smooth Under New Funding Model: Cocobod CEO

Cocoa purchases in the world's number two producer Ghana have been smooth and orderly in the current 2024/25 crop season under a major new funding model.

Ghana Cocoa Farmers Hoard Beans In Anticipation Of Price Hike

Cocoa farmers in the world's No.2 producer Ghana are hoarding beans in anticipation of higher prices, industry sources told Reuters.

Notes From Africa: Guinness Nigeria, Coca-Cola Egypt, and Thai Union Ghana

ESM’s regular series, Notes From Africa, which brings you the latest retail, consumer goods, and food-and-beverage stories from across the Afric...

Cocoa Traceability Rates Fail To Improve As EU Deforestation Law Looms

The volume of cocoa in Ivory Coast and Ghana that can be fully traced did not increase last year, a major UN-backed report has found.

Ghana Lost 160,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa To Smuggling In 2023/24 Season: Cocobod

Ghana has lost more than a third of its 2023/24 cocoa output to smuggling, a top official from the cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) told Reuters.

Ghana Raises Cocoa Farmgate Price By Nearly 45%

Ghana has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by nearly 45% to help boost their incomes and deter bean smuggling.

Notes From Africa: Palmci, Tropo Farms, Nile Sugar Company

ESM’s regular series, Notes From Africa, brings you the latest retail, consumer goods, and food-and-beverage stories from across Africa.

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Ghana Set To Raise Cocoa Farmgate Price By Nearly 45%, Sources Say

Chocolate Maker Barry Callebaut Halts Production At Mexico Plant

Ghana Cocoa Regulator Will Not Raise A Syndicated Loan For The 2024/25 Season, CEO Says

Thai Union Opens New Cold Storage Facility In Ghana

Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Expect Yield Rebound In 2024/2025 Crop Season

Ghana Cocoa Output Is Half Of Average With Harvest Almost Complete

Traders Face $1bn Loss On Faltering Ghana Cocoa Supply, Sources Say

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