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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
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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
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Cocoa bean deliveries to the main ports of Abidjan and San Pedro have reached approximately 1.071 million metric tons since the start of the 2025/26 season on October 1. This marks a 3.4% decrease year-on-year compared to the same period last season, based on exporter
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Abidjan, Dec 29 (Reuters) — Cocoa arrivals at Ivory Coast ports reached 1.028 million metric tons by December 28, covering the period from the start of the 2025/26 season on October 1. This marks a 2.47% decline compared to the same date last season, Reuters reported on Monday.
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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
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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
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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
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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