Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Expects 20% Drop In Cocoa Production In 2023/24, Sources Say

Ivory Coast's cocoa production is expected to fall by as much as 20% in the upcoming 2023/24 season compared to recent years due to poor weather, putting f...

Soil Moisture Helps Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop Despite Poor Rains

Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions but soil moisture content was still high enough to help strengthen t...

Ivory Coast Rain Strengthens Cocoa Crop, While Cold Raises Concern

Above-average rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions will boost the development of the upcoming main crop, while cool and cloudy wea...

Rains Help Strengthen Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop, Farmers Say

Above-average rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week helped the October-to-March main crop to strengthen, farmers said on Monda...

Ivory Coast Halts Cocoa Forward Sales As Rains Hit Production

Ivory Coast has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains battered and flooded farms in the world's top cocoa-...

In Africa's Fields, A Plan To Pay Fair Wages For Chocolate Withers

A flagship programme launched in 2019 that promised a living wage to growers in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has left many worse off, data and...

Ivory Coast Restricts Cocoa Bean Purchases For Major Traders As Cap Reached

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has restricted 20 major traders, including Cargill and Barry Callebaut, from purchasing beans for export after they reached t...

Ivory Coast Gives Cocoa Farmers Electronic Cards To Track Beans, Ensure Fair Price

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has started distributing electronic cards to cocoa farmers to help track beans from plantations to their export ports and ens...