Ivory Coast

Chocolate Makers Face Ethical Branding Dilemma

Ivory Coast and Ghana's threat to possibly halt the cocoa industry's ethical branding schemes poses a major risk to chocolate makers operating in...

Heavy Rains In Ivory Coast Threaten Cocoa Crop

Unusually heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions has disturbed the development of the October-to-March main cro...

Ivory Coast, Ghana To 'Re-Examine' Cocoa Sustainability Schemes

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana said on Thursday they will re-examine the industry's sustainability schemes as chocolate makers have be...

Large Cocoa Bean Stockpiles In Ivory Coast Raise Quality Concerns

Cocoa buyers have been storing large quantities of cocoa beans in the bush for the past six weeks as they wait for a higher farmgate price, a move exporter...

Ivory Coast 2019/20 Cocoa Main Crop Seen In Line With Last Season: Poll

Ivory Coast's 2019/20 cocoa main crop is expected to be between 1.65 million and 1.7 million tonnes, broadly in line with the 1.66 million tonnes in the pr...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Harvest Picks Up Ahead Of Main Crop Season: Farmers

Cocoa harvesting has picked up in Ivory Coast as rains continue ahead of the October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday. Rains were below averag...

Ghana, Ivory Coast To Introduce Cocoa Production Ceiling

Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producers, are looking at introducing a cocoa production ceiling to support global prices and discourage overp...