Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Cocoa Exporters Cut Purchases As Port Prices Rise: Sources

Barry Callebaut and Olam have been buying fewer cocoa beans from Ivory Coast since mid-December after a rise in port prices at Abidjan and San Pedro, indus...

Dry Weather Threatens Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop, Farmers Say

No rain fell last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions and farmers said that the dry weather could damage bean quality and tighten supply from...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports At Risk Due To Adverse Weather

Multinational cocoa exporters operating in Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, fear a drop in supplies from farmers in the coming months after adv...

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.

Abundant Rains Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop, Cause Quality Concerns

Abundant rainfall in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week boosted the October-to-March main crop, farmers said.

Ivory Coast Eyes Further Asian Expertise To Expand Cocoa Processing

Ivory Coast could sell a further stake in its Transcao cocoa processor to Malaysian cocoa group Guan Chong Berhad, the industry's regulator told Reuters.