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Report on the 85th International Cocoa Council, Guayaquil
2 April 2012--The International Cocoa Council, meeting in Guayaquil, Ecuador in the last week of March, backed the upcoming World Cocoa Conference, authorized a London workshop on EU legislation on cadmium in cocoa, and made decisions on the…

Dominican Republic joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Dominican Republic on 9 March 2012 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
Click here to see the official notification of signature to the Agreement from the United Nations.

February 2012 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
29 February 2012--The International Cocoa Organization today released its first forecasts for the 2011/2012 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2010/2011, as summarized below. The…

International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, Guayaquil, Ecuador
The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, will meet in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 26 - 30 March 2012.
Provisional Timetable of Meetings, 26-30 March 2012, Guayaquil,…

Gabon joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Gabon on 18 January 2012 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
Click here to see the official notification of signature to the Agreement from the United Nations.

The ICCO announces the World Cocoa Conference, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 19 – 23 November 2012
London, 5 December 2011--The ICCO is organizing the first high-level World Cocoa Conference, to take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producing country.
Certain to be of interest to all stakeholders in the global…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo joins the International Cocoa Agreement
The Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 November 2011 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
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Report on the outcome of the Meetings of the 84th regular session of the International Cocoa Council
The Executive Director a.i. presents a review of outcome of September’s 84th regular session of the International Cocoa Council and the 144th meeting of the Executive Committee. (NB: Each of the highlighted presentations can be downloaded).…
Seminar on Cocoa Projects set for Accra in June
Assessment of world cocoa bean stocks for 2013-14
International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 23 – 27 March 2015, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
ICCO and Afreximbank sign collaboration agreement on cocoa development
November 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
ICCO Statement on Reports of a Cocoa Supply Deficit in 2020
ICCO Statement on Ebola and the West African cocoa sector
Russian Federation joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Range of issues discussed at September’s 90th Council meetings in Wembley
August 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics