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International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 17-21 September 2012
The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, will meet in London, 17 - 21 September 2012. The meetings will be preceded by the first meeting of the Expert Working Group…

Guinea accedes to the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Guinea on 19 June 2012 acceded to the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
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Togo ratifies the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Togo on 22 June 2012 ratified the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
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Brazil joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Brazil on 7 June 2012 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
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May 2012 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
30 May 2012--The International Cocoa Organization today released its revised forecasts for the 2011/2012 cocoa year and revised estimates for 2010/2011 of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans, summarized below. The data published…

Côte d’Ivoire and the EU ratify the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
The European Union (on 15 May) and Côte d'Ivoire (on 16 May) ratified the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Office confirmed.
The notifications mean that the ICCO's largest exporting member and its largest importing…

Ivorian Prime Minister officiates at World Cocoa Conference launch
14 May 2012—At a ceremony held in Abidjan on 9 May, the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, H.E. Mr Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (pictured right), officially launched the ICCO’s World Cocoa Conference, due to take place in the city in November.
The…

Cameroon joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Cameroon on 26 March 2012 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
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