Breaking news from the global cocoa industry — covering crops, political decisions, logistics, and market reactions as they happen.
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(Source: Reuters, Dec 29, 2025) Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast anticipate above-average January–March 2026 harvest volumes, citing improving crop prospects during the final stage of the October-to-March main season, according to a Reuters field report. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is currently in its official dry
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French agricultural commodities trader Sucres et Denrées SA (Sucden) has shut down its cocoa buying operations in San Pedro, Ivory Coast’s major cocoa export port, according to people familiar with the matter. The closure occurs at the height of Ivory Coast’s main harvest season, when cocoa production and
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa processing volumes declined 6.7% year-on-year in November, reaching 56,696 metric tons of beans, according to exporter-reported data shared with Reuters via the GEPEX industry group on Friday. Reuters reported: “The total grind of beans rose from the 2025/25 season in October to 100,
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Weather conditions across Ivory Coast’s main cocoa-growing regions have been more supportive than usual for the October–March mid-crop, with farmers reporting heavier than normal rainfall and elevated temperatures in early December. Although the country is officially in its dry season, farmers said precipitation levels during the past week
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According to Reuters, cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, reached approximately 968,000 metric tons by December 21, according to market data. This represents a 0.4% decline compared with the same period last season, which began on October 1. During the week
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Swiss chocolate group Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer, is reportedly considering separating its cocoa division as part of a strategic review aimed at reducing exposure to commodity price volatility. According to sources familiar with the matter, the company is evaluating several structural options, including a spin-off, a
Cocoa Breaking News
Favourable weather conditions across Ivory Coast’s main cocoa-growing regions are expected to support the size and duration of the 2025/26 main crop, according to farmers cited by Reuters. Above-average rainfall combined with regular sunny intervals over recent weeks has improved soil moisture and strengthened trees during the critical
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Cocoa arrivals at Ivory Coast ports reached 894,000 metric tons as of December 14, down 0.1% year-on-year from 895,000, according to exporter estimates cited by Reuters. Weekly deliveries to Abidjan and San Pedro totaled 44,000 tons, compared with 75,000 tons during the same week last
Cocoa Breaking News
Source: Bloomberg — reporting by Baudelaire Mieu (December 15, 2025) Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator is weighing direct purchases of cocoa beans from farmers as financial pressure mounts on local exporters following a sharp decline in global prices. According to people familiar with the matter, the government has authorized the Conseil
Cocoa Breaking News
Light rainfall combined with mild weather last week has improved expectations for cocoa production in many of Ivory Coast's main growing regions. Farmers told Reuters that although recent rains were still below normal levels for this period, they were enough to support pod growth and maintain bean quality
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,