Ivory Coast

More Rain Needed To Strengthen Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop, Farmers Say

Rainfall was above average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions but more is still needed to sustain growth of the April-to-Septemb...

Ivory Coast Farmers Bullish About Mid-Crop As Rainfall Increases

Above average rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-producing regions have bolstered expectations for a strong April-to-...

Notes From Africa: Unilever, FrieslandCampina, SAB, AP Foods, Pearl Dairy Farms

ESM is proud to launch a new weekly series, Notes From Africa, which will bring you the latest retail, consumer goods and food and beverage stories from ac...

Ivory Coast Rains Will Improve Quality Of Cocoa Mid-Crop, Farmers Say

Above-average rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions stood to boost the quality of the April-to-September mid-crop,...

Ivory Coast Seeks To Sell 100,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa As Buyers Haggle

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator is seeking to sell around 100,000 tonnes of cocoa held by domestic traders who had bought the beans from farmers but lack acc...

Dry Weather And Heat Threaten Ivory Coast's Cocoa Crop

Dry weather and heat last week in Ivory Coast's central cocoa-growing regions threatened to reduce the quantity and quality of the April-to-September mid-c...

Ivorian Cocoa Traders Seek To End Multinationals' Dominance Of Exports

Ivory Coast's domestic cocoa traders association GNI has called for the regulator in the world's top bean producer to introduce reforms that would end the...