News

ICCO joins appeal for Ecuador earthquake recovery

London, 20 April 2016--The Executive Director wishes to express his sincere condolences on behalf of the International Cocoa Organization to the Government of Ecuador and its people, following the devastating earthquake that hit the country…
Read more

Papua New Guinea joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Papua New Guinea on 21 April 2016 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed. Pictured: H.E. Mr. Rupa Mulina, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Permanent Mission of the…
Read more

International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 26 – 28 May 2016, Bávaro, Dominican Republic

The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, as well as the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet at the Bávaro Convention Center, Bávaro,…
Read more

World Cocoa Conference adds three events to its programme

London, 19 February 2016 – As part of the World Cocoa Conference, set for 22 – 25 May at the Barceló Bávaro Convention Center in Bávaro, Dominican Republic, three extra events will enrich the programme of the world’s largest cocoa…
Read more

Response to the Open Letter from the International Cocoa Farmers Organization

4 February 2016 Dear Mr. Sako Warren Thank you for your open letter of 2 February. We would remind you that the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) represents all stakeholders in the cocoa value chain, and as such, is prepared to cooperate…
Read more

Madagascar joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Madagascar on 29 December 2015 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 and provisionally applied it, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
Read more

Peru conferences raise awareness of fine or flavour cocoa

In mid-October, the ICCO’s Director of Economics and Statistics Mr. Laurent Pipitone took part in a series of conferences across Peru aimed at raising awareness about opportunities in the international market for fine or flavour cocoa. Peru's…
Read more

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – November 2015

London, 27 November 2015--The International Cocoa Organization today released its revised estimates, summarized below, of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2014/2015 cocoa year. The data published in Issue No. 4 -…
Read more

Cocoa Market Report for July 2024

World Cocoa Conference 2024 Report Now Available

Cocoa Market Report for June 2024

World cocoa bean stocks as at 31 March 2024

WCC5 Opening speech Michel Arrion – ICCO Executive Director