Côte d’Ivoire remains the world’s top producer of cocoa beans, but high prices have exposed the weakness of its model, as ...

Cargill Inc. has halted cocoa grinding in Ivory Coast as poor-quality beans with unusually high levels of waste material curb yields and risk damaging machinery, according to people with knowledge of ...

• The government set a minimum farm gate price for shea nuts at CFA250 CFA ($0.44) per kilogram. • The government suspended raw shea nut exports to boost local processing. • Over 152,000 women in ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast's cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality ...

Ivory Coast's cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality and low volumes of ...

FILE - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara arrives at the Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, for the 2024 South Korea-Africa Summit, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file) ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that he would seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which is due to hold an election in October. Ouattara ...

Exporters reported on Monday that cocoa arrivals in ports of Ivory Coast, the top producer, had dropped to a revised 1,620 million metric tonnes by July 27, since the start date of the season was ...

Innovative ingredient suppliers showcasing at IFT FIRST in Chicago are answering the desperate call from manufacturers across categories for cocoa replacers and extenders to offset volatile pricing ...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) on Monday closed up +110 (+1.35%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25) closed up +71 (+1.23%) Cocoa prices moved sharply higher Monday on signs of a slowdown in ...

BILL. THANKS. WE’RE LIVING THROUGH A BIT OF A COCO SLUMP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF DROUGHT IN THE REGIONS. IT GROWS IN MEANING PRICES OF THE CHOCOLATE. SOME OF YOU ENJOY ARE RISING IN COSTS. WE WENT TO ...

Cocoa grinders in Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer, are struggling with poor-quality beans with unusually high levels of waste material mixed into deliveries arriving from farms, piling on ...