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Cocoa Market Report for March 2024
Abidjan, 18 April 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for March 2024. The current report highlights the following insights:
Significant decline in production from the two leading producers i.e.,…

109th International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 25 – 27 April 2024, Brussels, Belgium
Abidjan, 14 April 2024 - 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 27 April, 2024.
This…

Cocoa Market Report for February 2024
Abidjan, 22 March 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for February 2024. The current report highlights the following insights:
High cocoa prices remain a significant concern due to a supply shortfall…

February 2024 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 February 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization today releases its first forecasts for the 2023/24 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings, and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2022/23…

Cocoa Market Report for January 2024
Abidjan, 23 February 2024 - The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for January 2024. The current report highlights the following insights:
Another year of a supply deficit and unfavourable weather conditions…

World cocoa bean stocks for the 2022/23 season
London, 25 January 2024. The ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWG-S) met today, Thursday 25 January 2024 to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks. The EWG-S is composed of experts in the cocoa field who meet once a year, at the invitation…

Cocoa Market Report for December 2023
Abidjan, 23 January 2023 - The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for December 2023. The current report highlights the following insights:
During the calendar year 2023, supply was the major contributory factor…

Feasibility Study on Africa Cocoa Exchange (AfCX)
Abidjan, December 2023 - An Africa Cocoa Exchange will revolutionize cocoa marketing in Africa and bring positive impact to achieving a sustainable world cocoa economy. Recognizing that a “commodity exchange is an inclusive but market-friendly…
Costa Rica joins the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement
Uncoordinated projects could make cocoa’s boom and bust cycle worse, the ICCO’s Executive Director says
Terminal Markets Seminar updates member delegates on the cocoa futures markets
European Union joins the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement
Cameroon Workshop launches the ICCO’s SPS Cocoa Africa project
Technical paper on Cocoa Variety Improvement now available from this site
Dr. Anga previews the Quarterly Bulletin statistics for the major producers in a Bloomberg News report
Interview with Dr Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i., in The Public Ledger
Implementation of the Recommendations of the First and Second Roundtables on a Sustainable Cocoa Economy
Latest Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics April 2011