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Ghana’s cocoa sector is facing mounting financial stress as delayed farmer payments and debt problems at a major state-linked buying company threaten confidence across the supply chain. The Produce Buying Company (PBC), one of the country’s largest licensed cocoa purchasers, is reportedly struggling to continue operations after
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa mid-crop is facing increasing risk due to prolonged dry weather, with farmers warning that insufficient rainfall could reduce both yield and bean quality in the coming months. According to Reuters, below-average rainfall across most cocoa-growing regions has disrupted crop development during a critical
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Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast, the world’s leading cocoa producer, are showing a marginal decline for the 2025/26 season. Recent data indicates that cumulative arrivals reached approximately 1.534 million metric tons by May 3, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.1% compared to the same
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Ghana investigates cocoa smuggling linked to price gaps with Ivory Coast. Arbitrage flows are raising risks for quality, liquidity, and market stability.
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Below-average rainfall across key cocoa-growing regions in Ivory Coast is raising concerns among farmers about the outlook for the country’s upcoming mid-crop harvest. Farmers reported that last week’s rainfall was insufficient, extending a period of dry weather that could disrupt the March-to-August mid-
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Cocoa arrivals at ports in Ivory Coast, the world’s leading producer, reached 1.510 million metric tons by April 26, marking a marginal increase of 0.3% compared with the same period last season, according to exporters. Between April 20 and April 26, approximately 28,000 tons of cocoa
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa processing activity increased modestly in March, according to the exporters’ association GEPEX. Grindings rose 1.4% year-on-year to 54,241 metric tons. Despite the monthly uptick, cumulative grindings for the 2025/26 season—running from October through March—reached 334,771 tons, representing a
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana are raising concerns that prolonged payment delays are threatening their ability to harvest a strong mid-crop, despite favorable growing conditions. Some farmers report waiting up to six months for payments, creating serious cash flow constraints. These delays have significantly reduced farmers’ working capital, making it
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Farmers in Ivory Coast said last week’s rainfall was below average across most cocoa-growing areas, raising concerns that additional moisture is needed to help improve the quality of beans in the March-to-August mid-crop. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is currently in its
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North American cocoa processing declined in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting softer demand conditions across the region. Data released by the National Confectioners Association shows cocoa grindings totaled 106,087 metric tons, a 3.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The result came in at the
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The first-quarter 2026 grinding data released by Cocoa Association of Asia (CAA) provides a clear signal that Asian cocoa demand remains structurally strong despite broader macroeconomic uncertainty. The reported figures show Q1 grindings at 223,503 metric tonnes, representing a 5.20% year-on-year increase and a notably
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European cocoa grindings opened 2026 on a notably weak footing, reinforcing the structural slowdown that began in 2024 and intensified through 2025. The latest data from the European Cocoa Association shows that Q1 2026 grindings reached 325,852 tons, representing a year-on-year decline of 7.8%. This marks