Breaking news from the global cocoa industry — covering crops, political decisions, logistics, and market reactions as they happen.
Cocoa Breaking News
According to recent reporting by Bloomberg, Ivory Coast’s ports are experiencing an unusual build up of cocoa beans as the 2025/26 season gets underway, driven by a combination of weaker global prices, cash-flow pressure on exporters, and growing anxiety among farmers about future income. For nearly a month,
Cocoa Breaking News
Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 803,000 metric tons by December 7 for the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1. This is 2% lower than the same point last season 820,000 metric tons, exporters said on Monday. Between December 1 and 7,
Cocoa Breaking News
Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator, the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC), has moved to sharply limit the issuance of transport permits for cocoa deliveries to the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro. The decision was announced Tuesday by CCC Managing Director Kone. He aimed at easing port congestion, stabilizing the
Cocoa Breaking News
Producers across Ivory Coast say recent weather patterns have turned far more favourable for cocoa development, raising hopes for stronger yields in the upcoming February–March harvest window. Much of the country’s main cocoa belt received above-normal rainfall during the previous week, followed by stretches of warm, sunny weather.
Cocoa Breaking News
New estimates from exporters indicate that Ivory Coast’s port arrivals for the 2025/26 season have reached 718,000 metric tons by November 30 — roughly 2.3% lower than the same point last year 735,000 metric tons. Arrivals for the most recent reported week totaled 100,000 tons