International Cocoa Organisation

Ghana's Cocoa Arrivals Put 2024/25 Output Target Within Reach, Sources Say

Cocoa arrivals at official Ghanaian warehouses neared 550,000 metric tonnes by end-January, putting the producer within reach of its output target for this...

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

Ghanaian cocoa farmers expect a boost in the 2024/2025 season starting in October after a sharp fall in production this season contributed to boosting glob...

Ghana Cocoa Output Is Half Of Average With Harvest Almost Complete

Ghana cocoa production reached 429,323 metric tonnes – or less than 55% of the average seasonal output – as harvesting neared completion at the...

African Cocoa Plants Run Out Of Beans As Global Chocolate Crisis Deepens

Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, mean...

ICCO Sees Rising Global Cocoa Deficit In 2023/24 Season

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has forecast an increased global cocoa deficit in the current 2023/24 season as aged trees and disease contribu...

ICCO Trims Estimate For 2022/23 Global Cocoa Deficit

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) estimated a global cocoa deficit of 99,000 metric tonnes in the 2022/23 season, narrower than a previous foreca...

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...

Adverse Weather To Hit Ghana Cocoa Output More Than Expected: Traders

Adverse weather in West Africa could see cocoa output in Ghana, the world's second largest producer, fall short of consensus for a second year ru...

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