Cocoa News
Ivory Coast’s raw cocoa bean exports reached 1.011 million metric tons as of February 20, according to two government officials and a source at the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC). This represents a 2.8% decline compared to the same period last year, when exports totaled 1.040
Cocoa News
Cocoa buying activity has resumed in Ivory Coast after the country’s regulator adjusted its pricing approach, bringing export offers back in line with international market levels. The move follows months of tension between exporters and authorities that had resulted in significant volumes of beans remaining unsold. The national regulator,
Cocoa News
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture has temporarily suspended cocoa bean imports from Ivory Coast, citing phytosanitary concerns, according to an official statement reported by Reuters on 24 January 2026. The decision follows the detection of insect infestation in recent shipments arriving at Brazilian ports. Authorities have retained the affected cargoes
Cocoa News
The government of Côte d’Ivoire has forecast its 2025/26 mid-crop cocoa production at 350,000 metric tons, a figure that immediately influences global supply expectations for the second half of the season. While the number may appear stabilizing at first glance, it does not represent a full
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Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has reached an agreement with major international cocoa exporters to resume export contracts for the ongoing mid-crop season. The deal, concluded with the exporters’ association GEPEX, allows the reinstatement of so-called “release purchases,” which are contracts that enable exporters to
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Ivory Coast is on track to accumulate roughly 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by the end of next month if the ongoing price standoff between the government and international buyers is not resolved, according to industry sources. The dispute centers on the state’s farmgate pricing mechanism and
Coffee Daily Report
Arabica coffee futures posted a significant decline on Monday (23), with the market closing sharply lower amid improving weather conditions in key producing regions and growing expectations of ample supply in the upcoming crop cycle. On the New York exchange, arabica contracts fell approximately 2.68% in the most active
Daily Cocoa Market Reports
The Ivorian government confirmed it will announce the fixed mid-crop farmgate price by the end of February, earlier than the traditional late-March or early-April timing. Market speculation has centered on a potential reduction of around 35 percent, aligning with Ghana’s recent farmer price cut of roughly
Daily Cocoa Market Reports
Week 9: 23.2.26 - 30.2.26 For the current week (NOAA GFS Week-1 total precipitation forecast, valid around 30 March 2026), indicates predominantly light to moderate rainfall along the Gulf of Guinea coastal belt. Most coastal areas are forecast to receive roughly 10–30 mm, with localized
Cocoa News
Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast report that the upcoming April-to-September mid-crop is developing under generally favorable conditions, even though most growing regions received no rainfall last week. Producers say that existing soil moisture remains sufficient to support pod growth and improve bean size and quality. Ivory Coast,
Cocoa News
According to exporter estimates, cumulative cocoa arrivals at Ivorian ports reached 1.307 million metric tons between the start of the marketing season on October 1 and February 22. This represents a 4.5% decline year-on-year, compared with the same period in the 2024/25 season. Port activity
Daily Cocoa Market Reports
The rebound on 20 February was supported by meaningful participation rather than thin corrective trade. Total volume reached 60,112 lots in New York and 61,745 lots in London, confirming that the bounce attracted real flow. However, more than half of that activity consisted of calendar spread volume (35,