Sunday, 26th May 2013

International Cocoa Organization

COCOA Economic Information

The ICCO constantly follows and analyses the world cocoa market. Each quarter, recent developments in the market are reviewed, together with longer-term trends and forecasts. Any findings resulting from studies and analyses are subsequently translated into recommendations and action.

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About the COCOA Industry

The genus Theobroma originated millions of years ago in South America, to the east of the Andes. Find out all about growing, harvesting, processing, trading and shipping cocoa from our overview of the industry. We also list the companies that are world's largest chocolate manufacturers.

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COCOA Quality

The importance of improving cocoa quality throughout the value chain has been clearly recognized through the work of the ICCO's Consultative Board and its Expert Working Groups. This ongoing quest is highlighted in the "Total Quality" Project.

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COCOA Statistics

The ICCO's Monthly Review of the Cocoa Market Situation reports on the latest developments on the international cocoa futures markets, as well as on the supply and demand for cocoa beans and other factors influencing the cocoa trade and current prices.

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Daily Prices at time of London Close

Previous Prices	23 May 2013	22 May 2013
ICCO daily price (SDRs/tonne)	1542.96	1563.93
ICCO daily price (US$/tonne)	2301.45	2333.48
London futures (£ sterling/tonne)	1540.33	1565.33
New York futures (US$/tonne)	2275.00	2314.33

Publications

Latest News

ICCO Membership

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SPS Africa Website

SPS Cocoa Africa Project

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ICCO Workshops & Seminars

Workshop on Cocoa Certification

Seminar on Terminal Markets and Econometric Modelling

World Cocoa Conference

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Visit the ICCO Roundtable site

The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) | Cocoa Producing and Cocoa Consuming Countries

Membership of ICCO

Last Updated on 12 February 2013

Membership of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010 (as of February 2013)
EXPORTING COUNTRIES	IMPORTING COUNTRIES
	European Union	Non European Union
Brazil (Signature: 7 June 2012) Cameroon (Signature: 26 March 2012 / Provisional Application 24 January 2013)) Congo (Democratic Republic) (Signature and Provisional Application: 4 November 2011) Costa Rica (Signature: 6 July 2011) Côte d'Ivoire (Signature: 20 September 2011 / Approval: 16 May 2012) Dominican Republic (Signature and Provisional Application: 9 March 2012) Gabon (Signature and Provisional Application: 18 January 2012) Ghana (Signature: 19 August 2011 / Ratification: 18 December 2012) Guinea (Accession: 19 June 2012) Indonesia (Signature: 12 September 2011 / Ratification: 13 November 2012) Liberia (Signature: 13 November 2012) Sierra Leone (Signature: 1 October 2012) Togo (Signature: 19 September 2011 / Ratification: 22 June 2012) Trinidad and Tobago (Signature: 24 September 2012)	(Signature and Provisional Application: 10 June 2011 / Approval: 15 May 2012) Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom	Switzerland (Signature: 22 December 2010 / Ratification: 12 May 2011)

How to Become a Member of the ICCO

The membership procedures for the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010 are available to download in PDF format.

The PDF is in four languages: English, French, Russian and Spanish. Click the link in the box at right to access the document.

Membership of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2001 (as at October 2010)
EXPORTING COUNTRIES	IMPORTING COUNTRIES
	European Union	Non European Union
Brazil Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Dominican Republic Ecuador Gabon Ghana Malaysia Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Togo Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom	Russian Federation Switzerland

ICCO Secretariat

International Cocoa Organization
Commonwealth House,
1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1NU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7400 5050
Fax: +44 (0)20 7421 5500
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ICCO Membership Procedure

The procedures for becoming a member of the International Cocoa Organization are provided in Articles 52 to 57 of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010.

How to Become an ICCO Member - International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics and Monthly Review of the Market

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The Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics provides reliable data and up-to-date analysis from 1960 onwards, covering most cocoa producing and importing countries.

It is published in February, May, August and November

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The Monthly Review of the Cocoa Market reports on the latest developments on the international cocoa futures markets as well as on the supply and demand for cocoa beans and other factors influencing the cocoa trade.