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Weekly Round Up... 03 November, 2020

Swiss chocolate sales fell 14.3% in the first eight months of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit travel retail and the industry's business with hotels a...

Ivory Coast Struggling To Sell 2020/21 Cocoa Mid-Crop: Sources

A pandemic-linked drop in global cocoa demand is hindering Ivory Coast's efforts to sell the remaining 500,000 tonnes of cocoa beans fr...

Weekly Round Up... 06 October, 2020

Abu Dhabi plans to combine two food and beverage companies to create a new national champion in the sector, as part of consolidation efforts in the oil-ric...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Say Rains Have Boosted Main Crop

Mainly above-average rains interspersed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions should improve the chances of a larger, h...

Ivory Coast Dry Spell Supports Cocoa Main Crop

Mainly below average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the development of the forthcoming October-to-Mar...

Weekly Roundup... 15 September, 2020

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Ivory Coast Rains Boost Cocoa Main Crop

Well-above average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions helped the development of new small pods, as farmers held back their beans...

Ivory Coast To Hike Farmgate Cocoa Prices 21% This Season, Sources Say

Ivory Coast plans to increase the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by more than 21% to 1,000 CFA Francs ($1.84) per kilogram in the 2020/2021 sea...