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5th edition of the World Cocoa Conference – Brussels Declaration 24/04/2024
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This declaration, while not legally binding, articulates the aspirations of all stakeholders who have participated in the WCC5 to support efforts aimed at achieving a more sustainable global cocoa sector.
All stakeholders should…

Call for bids to host the 3rd edition of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research – Exporting countries
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 19 June 2024. The ICCO Secretariat is pleased to announce the relaunching of the process for the selection of the host country for the 3rd edition of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research (ISCR), to take place…

World cocoa bean stocks as at 31 March 2024
London, 19 June 2024. Following the recommendations of the International Cocoa Council made in April 2024, the ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWG-S) met today, Wednesday 19 June 2024 to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks as…

WCC5 Opening speech Michel Arrion – ICCO Executive Director
Speech by the ICCO Executive Director
World Cocoa Conference
Brussels, 22 April 2024
** Ministers,**
**Ambassadors,**
**Ladies and Gentlemen in your respective ranks, titles, and positions,**
**Dear…

May 2024 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Abidjan, 31 May 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the 2023/24 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2022/23 cocoa year. The data published…

Cocoa Market Report for April 2024
Abidjan, 22 May 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for April 2024. The current report highlights the following insights:
Prices during the month of April 2024, have been accompanied by an increasing…

WCC5 Discours d’ouverture Michel Arrion – Directeur exécutif d’ICCO
Intervention du Directeur Exécutif de l’ICCO
Conférence Mondiale du Cacao
Bruxelles, le 22 avril 2024
Messieurs les Ministres,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ambassadeurs,
Mesdames et Messieurs en vos rangs, titres…

Revision of Annex “C” of the International Cocoa Agreement (ICA), 2010
Abidjan, 15 May 2024 – The International Cocoa Council, at its 109th regular session, on 26 April 2024, adopted a decision amending Annex “C” of the International Cocoa Agreement (ICA), 2010. This amended "Annex C" replaces the previous…
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