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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Cocoa producers across Côte d’Ivoire have announced a nationwide mobilisation set to begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, escalating tensions within the country’s vital coffee and cocoa sector. The announcement was made by the Syndicat National des Producteurs Agricoles de Côte d’Ivoire (SYNAP-CI)
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Rainfall patterns across Ivory Coast’s main cocoa-growing regions last week have been broadly supportive of the April–September mid-crop, according to farmers. Although precipitation remained mostly below seasonal averages, the combination of light rains and sunny conditions helped maintain soil moisture and supported flowering on cocoa trees. Ivory Coast,
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Ghana’s cocoa farmers say they have not been paid for cocoa supplied since November, leaving many households under acute financial pressure. The Ghana National Association of Cocoa Farmers (GNACOF) says growers are struggling to meet basic needs, and some were unable to properly observe the Christmas and New Year
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa processing activity increased in December, with bean grindings rising 3.6% year on year to 64,787 metric tons, according to data released by the exporters’ association GEPEx. Despite the stronger December performance, cumulative grindings since the start of the 2025/26 season in October reached
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Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast, the world’s leading producer, totaled approximately 1.162 million metric tons as of January 18, according to exporter estimates. This represents a 2.4% decline compared with the same point in the previous season, which began on October 1. Weekly arrivals between
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Asia cocoa grindings in Q4 2025 totaled 197,022 metric tonnes, representing a 4.82% year-on-year decline compared with Q4 2024. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, grindings increased by 8.90% from Q3 2025, indicating a seasonal rebound in processing activity toward year-end despite structurally weaker demand conditions. For full-year 2025,
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In the fourth quarter, North American grinding rose by 356 tons (+0.35%) year on year to 103,117 tons. For comparison, grindings in the previous quarter totaled 112,784 tons. Despite the year-on-year increase, this remains one of the weakest fourth-quarter grinding results of the past 18 years. In
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Germany and Europe both reported sharp declines in cocoa grindings in the fourth quarter of 2025, reinforcing evidence of demand destruction driven by historically high cocoa prices. Europe: Q4 Grinding Figures The European Cocoa Association (ECA) reported that Europe’s Q4 2025 cocoa grind fell 8.3% year-on-year to 304,
Cocoa Breaking News
Global cocoa processing activity remained weak in the final quarter of 2025, underscoring continued demand pressure across the chocolate industry despite a significant retreat in cocoa prices from last year’s record highs. Cocoa bean grindings, which measure the volume of beans processed into cocoa butter and powder for chocolate
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Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast have fallen behind last season’s levels in the early part of the 2025/26 campaign, according to exporter estimates. Since the start of the season on October 1, total arrivals at Ivorian ports reached approximately 1.125 million metric tons by January
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The push to clean up mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in cocoa has moved from lab slides to the rulebook. The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) has approved a new project to develop a food‑safe jute standard for cocoa and other commodities, formally led by the International Cocoa Organization
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Abidjan, 5 January 2026 – Unseasonal rainfall across Côte d’Ivoire’s main cocoa regions last week has improved soil moisture and raised expectations for stronger output as farmers return from the mid-year dry season, according to reports from Reuters. Rainfall has been persistent in key producing areas since December and