Clausura de la 107ª reunión ordinaria del Consejo de la ICCO en Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Abidjan, 30 abril 2023 – La Organización Internacional del Cacao (ICCO) celebró la 107a reunión de su Consejo y Órganos Subsidiarios del 25 al 28 de abril de 2023 en Abiyán, Côte d’Ivoire, bajo la presidencia del Sr. Abel Fernández, de la República Dominicana.

Durante esta sesión celebrada en formato híbrido, nuestros Miembros tuvieron la oportunidad de intercambiar opiniones y realizar valiosas aportaciones sobre los últimos acontecimientos en la Economía Cacaotera Mundial.  Durante los cuatro días de reuniones, se debatieron varios temas relevantes, entre otros:

  • Confirmación de la renovación del nombramiento de Michel Arrion como Director Ejecutivo por un período de 5 años, hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2028.
  • Información actualizada sobre la próxima Conferencia Mundial del Cacao, que se celebrará en The Square, Bruselas, del 21 al 24 de abril de 2024.
  • Presentación de un estudio sobre las implicaciones para el sector del cacao de los nuevos marcos reguladores de los productos ecológicos en la Unión Europea y Estados Unidos.
  • Presentación de la esperada cuarte edición del manual “Uso de plaguicidas en el cacao”, editado conjuntamente por la ICCO, ECA, CAOBISCO y el JOINT COCOA RESEARCH FUND, que estará disponible próximamente en línea.
  • Aprobación de la creación de un Grupo de Trabajo de Expertos de la ICCO sobre Seguridad Alimentaria.
  • Preparativos para la próxima edición del Panel Ad Hoc sobre Cacao Fino que tendrá lugar en Antananarivo, Madagascar, los días 13 y 14 de junio.

El próximo 108º Consejo Internacional del Cacao se celebrará del 2 al 6 de octubre de 2023 en Abiyán e incluirá la celebración del 50º aniversario de la ICCO y el 10º aniversario de la Declaración de Abiyán sobre la Agenda Cacaotera Global.

Michel Arrion reconduit dans ses fonctions de Directeur exécutif de l’ICCO

Abidjan, 30 avril 2023 – L’Organisation internationale du cacao (ICCO) a le plaisir d’annoncer la confirmation du renouvellement du mandat de Michel Arrion en tant que Directeur exécutif pour une période de 5 ans jusqu’au 30 septembre 2028. Cette confirmation a été adoptée lors de la 107ème session ordinaire du Conseil international du cacao, qui s’est tenu à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, du 25 au 28 avril 2023.

Michel Arrion est le directeur exécutif de l’ICCO depuis 2019 et a joué un rôle déterminant dans l’avancement de la mission de l’organisation visant à promouvoir une économie cacaoyère mondiale durable. Sous sa direction, l’ICCO a réalisé des progrès significatifs dans la promotion de la transparence et de la coopération au sein du secteur du cacao. Au cours de son mandat, M. Arrion a supervisé un certain nombre d’initiatives importantes, notamment la mise en place d’un plan stratégique quinquennal plaçant le revenu des agriculteurs au cœur des objectifs de l’organisation, l’amélioration des informations statistiques de l’ICCO et le renforcement des relations avec les principaux acteurs du secteur du cacao.

Arrion a exprimé sa gratitude au Conseil international du cacao pour l’opportunité qu’il lui offre de continuer à servir le secteur du cacao et a souligné la nécessité de poursuivre la collaboration et l’innovation pour relever les défis du secteur.

“La chaîne de valeur du cacao est confrontée à un certain nombre de défis complexes, allant de l’inégalité économique et sociale au changement climatique”, a déclaré M. Arrion. “Je m’engage à travailler avec nos membres et nos partenaires pour développer des solutions innovantes qui favorisent une économie cacaoyère durable et équitable”.

Clôture de la 107ème session ordinaire du conseil de l’ICCO à Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Abidjan, 30 avril 2023 – L’Organisation internationale du cacao (ICCO) a organisé la 107ème réunion de son Conseil et de ses organes subsidiaires du 25 au 28 avril 2023 à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, sous la présidence de M. Abel Fernandez, de la République dominicaine.

Au cours de cette session qui s’est tenue en format hybride, nos Membres ont eu l’occasion d’échanger des points de vue et d’apporter leurs précieuses contributions sur les derniers développements dans l’économie cacaoyère mondiale. Au cours des quatre jours de réunion, plusieurs sujets pertinents ont été abordés, notamment :

  • Confirmation du renouvellement du mandat de Michel Arrion en tant que Directeur exécutif pour une période de 5 ans jusqu’au 30 septembre 2028.
  • Mise à jour sur la prochaine Conférence mondiale sur le cacao qui se tiendra à The Square, Bruxelles, du 21 au 24 avril 2024.
  • Présentation d’une étude sur les implications des nouveaux cadres réglementaires sur les produits biologiques dans l’Union européenne et aux États-Unis pour le secteur du cacao.
  • Présentation de la très attendue 4e édition du guide d’« Utilisation des pesticides dans la production cacaoyère », édité conjointement par l’ICCO, l’ECA, CAOBISCO et le JOINT COCOA RESEARCH FUND, qui sera bientôt disponible en ligne.
  • Approbation de la création d’un groupe de travail d’experts de l’ICCO sur la sûreté alimentaire.
  • Préparation de la prochaine édition du Panel ad hoc sur le cacao fin qui se tiendra à Antananarivo, Madagascar, les 13 et 14 juin 2023.

La 108e session ordinaire du Conseil international du cacao se tiendra prochainement du 2 au 6 octobre 2023 à Abidjan et sera ouverte par la célébration du 50e anniversaire de l’ICCO et du 10e anniversaire de la Déclaration d’Abidjan sur l’agenda global du cacao.

Michel Arrion reappointed as Executive Director of the ICCO

Abidjan, 30 April 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is pleased to announce the confirmation of the reappointment of Michel Arrion as Executive Director for a period of 5 years until 30 September 2028. The confirmation was adopted during the 107th regular session of the International Cocoa Council, which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 25 to 28 April 2023.

Michel Arrion has served as Executive Director of the ICCO since 2019 and has been instrumental in advancing the organization’s mission to promote a sustainable World Cocoa Economy. Under his leadership, the ICCO has made significant progress in promoting transparency and cooperation within the cocoa sector. During his tenure, Mr. Arrion has overseen a number of significant initiatives, including the establishment of a five-year strategic plan putting the farmers’ income at the core of the objectives of the organization, the improvement of the ICCO statistical information, and the strengthening of relationships with key stakeholders in the cocoa sector.

Mr. Arrion expressed his gratitude to the International Cocoa Council for the opportunity to continue serving the cocoa sector and highlighted the need to pursue collaboration and innovation to address the challenges of the sector.

“The cocoa value chain is facing a number of complex challenges, from economic and social inequality to climate change,” said Mr. Arrion. “I am committed to working with our members and partners to develop innovative solutions that promote a sustainable and equitable cocoa economy.”

Closing of the 107th Ordinary Session of the ICCO Council in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Abidjan, 30 April 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) held the 107th regular meeting of its Council and Subsidiary Bodies from 25 to 28 April 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the chairmanship of Mr. Abel Fernandez, from the Dominican Republic.

During this session held in hybrid format, our Members had the opportunity to exchange views and make valuable contributions on the latest developments in the World Cocoa Economy.  During the four days of meetings, several relevant topics were discussed, including, among others:

  • Confirmation of the reappointment of Michel Arrion as Executive Director for a period of 5 years until 30 September 2028.
  • Update on the next World Cocoa Conference to be held at The Square, Brussels, in Belgium from 21-24 April 2024.
  • Presentation of a study on the implications for the cocoa sector of the new regulatory frameworks for organic products in the European Union and the United States.
  • Presentation of the long-awaited 4th edition of the “Pesticide use in cocoa” manual, jointly edited by the ICCO, ECA, CAOBISCO and the JOINT COCOA RESEARCH FUND, that will soon be available online.
  • Approval of the setting up of an ICCO Expert Working Group on Food Safety.
  • Preparations for the next edition of the Ad Hoc Panel on Fine Flavour Cocoa that will take place in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on 13-14 June 2023.

The next 108th regular session of the International Cocoa Council will be held from 2 to 6 October 2023 in Abidjan and will start with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ICCO and the 10th anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the Global Cocoa Agenda.

Cocoa Market Report for March 2023

Abidjan, 24 April 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for March 2023. The current report highlights the following insights:

  • Halfway through the 2022/23 cocoa year, prices of the first position of cocoa futures were broadly higher year-on-year on both the London and New York markets.
  • Despite their declining trend compared to the levels seen at the start of the 2022/23 cocoa year, stocks of cocoa beans held in ICE Futures licensed warehouses in Europe and the United States are high compared to the previous season.

You can download the complete report by clicking here.

 

107th International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 25 – 28 April 2023, Abidjan, Hybrid

Abidjan, 20 April 2023 – The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy and the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet from 25 to 28 April, 2023.

This information is restricted to ICCO Members. Please go to Member area for more information.

Provisional Timetable of Meetings, 25-28 April 2023, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Hybrid

 

MEETING
45th Consultative Board  (Tuesday, 25 April)

10:00 – 16:00 GMT
107th International Cocoa Council and 20th Economics Committee (Wednesday, 26 April)

10:00 – 16:00 GMT
 23rd Administration and Finance Committee* (Thursday, 27 April)

10:00 – 16:00 GMT
107th International Cocoa Council  (Friday, 28 April)

12:00 – 16:00 GMT
 

 

Cocoa Market Report for February 2023

Abidjan, 24 March 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for February 2023. The current report highlights the following insights:

  • Notwithstanding that crop output of Côte d’Ivoire is forecast to be higher year-on-year during 2022/23, the latest available data indicated that cumulative arrivals of cocoa beans at Ivorian ports are lower year-on-year, while on the contrary in Ghana, volumes of purchases of graded and sealed cocoa beans are on the increase.
  • The global volume of sales of chocolate confectionery products is projected to grow by 1% from 7.544 million tonnes in 2022 to 7.610 million tonnes in 2023 with North America and Pacific Asia being the regions contributing the most to the increase in demand for chocolate confectionery products over the period.
  • In February 2023, prices of the first position of cocoa futures contract ranged between US$2,406 and US$2,556 per tonne in London and averaged US$2,484 per tonne. In New York, the average price of the MAR-23 contract settled at US$2,656 per tonne and oscillated between US$2,571 and US$2,778 per tonne.

You can download the complete report by clicking here.

 

February 2023 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

Abidjan, 28 February 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization today releases its first forecasts for the 2022/23 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings, and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2021/22 cocoa year. The data published in Issue No. 1 – Volume XLIX – cocoa year 2022/23 of the Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, reflect the most recent information available to the Secretariat as at the beginning of February 2023.

A growing number of uncertainties including the current global macroeconomic outlook, the effect of climate change and diseases are likely to have an impact on cocoa supply and demand. As such, the 2022/23 season is anticipated to result in a limited supply deficit while demand is envisaged to be subdued. The expectation of a supply deficit has also been compounded with weather variations, especially in West Africa.

Compared to the 2021/22 season, global cocoa supply is anticipated to rise by 4% to 5.017 million tonnes. Global cocoa demand is projected to decrease by less than 1% to 5.027 million tonnes.

 

Summary of forecasts and revised estimates

 

 Cocoa year 

(Oct-Sept)

 2021/22 2022/23 Year-on-year change
Previous estimates a/ Revised estimates Forecasts
(thousand tonnes) (Per cent)
World gross production 4 823 4 818 5 017 + 199 + 4.1%
World grindings 5 081 5 057 5 027 – 30 – 0.6%
Surplus/deficit   b/ – 306 – 287 – 60
End-of-season stocks 1 622 1 712 1 652 – 60 – 3.5%
Stocks/Grindings ratio 31.9% 33.9% 32.9%

Notes:
a/ Estimates published in Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, Vol. XLVIII – No. 4 – Cocoa year 2021/22
b/ Surplus/deficit: net world crop (gross crop adjusted for 1% loss in weight) minus grindings.
Totals may differ due to rounding.

Statistical information on trade in cocoa beans, cocoa products and chocolate, by country and by region, published in this edition, covers annual data from 2019/20 to 2021/22 and quarterly statistics for the period January-March 2021 to July-September 2022. Details on destinations of exports and origins of imports for leading cocoa exporting countries are also provided.

Copies of the Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, in Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF formats, can be ordered from the new ICCO e-Shop: www.icco.org/shop or by email: statistics.section@icco.org

Call for submission of country dossiers to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) Ad Hoc Panel on Fine Flavour Cocoa

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2023. The International Cocoa Organization is pleased to announce that the next meeting of the ICCO Ad Hoc Panel of experts on fine flavour cocoa is scheduled for 13-14 June 2023 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

The purpose of the meeting is to update the countries listed in Annex C of the International Cocoa Agreement (ICA), 2010 and to revise their export shares of fine flavour cocoa beans, in accordance with Article 39 of the ICA, 2010.

The Panel will comprise twelve experts from the private and public sectors, representing the main cocoa producing and consuming regions.

In view of the above, all cocoa-producing countries, Members and non-Members of the ICCO, wishing to be assessed for production and export of fine flavour cocoa and to be listed in Annex C of the ICA, 2010 are hereby requested to:

  • Get acquainted with the internal rules of the Panel; and
  • Submit a technical dossier to the ICCO Secretariat by Friday 28 April 2023 COB

Both documents are available upon request by contacting Ms. Charlotte Martin, Sustainability Development Officer, email: Charlotte.Martin@icco.org

Per the provisions of the internal rules of the Ad Hoc Panel, each country submitting a dossier must be represented either in person or virtually at the meeting of the Panel on 13-14 June 2023 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, to present their technical dossier.

All countries having participated in the 2019 Edition of the Panel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, can have access to their previous technical information dossier by sending a specific request to: Charlotte.Martin@icco.org

Please note that all non-ICCO Member countries willing to submit a technical dossier for the consideration of the Panel, will be required to pay a fee ranging from 1,000€ to 10,000€. For further details, please contact Ms. Charlotte Martin, Sustainability Development Officer, email: Charlotte.Martin@icco.org