Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council is concerned a delayed start to the 2026/27 main cocoa crop could lead to port congestion as exporters rush to ship before stricter European Union deforestation rules take effect at the year-end, industry sources said.The council, which is the industry regulator in the world's biggest cocoa-producing country, said last week the country was ready for the new rules…
Ivory Coast has sold about 1 million metric tons of cocoa in export contracts for the 2026-27 main crop, but has started to slow sales due to concerns about the impact of a looming El Nino weather pattern on output, four sources told Reuters…
Brazil has temporarily suspended cocoa imports from Ivory Coast due to phytosanitary risks, the country's official gazette showed on Tuesday.Brazil's Agriculture Ministry cited risks related to 'the high influx of beans from neighboring countries into Ivory Coast…
Cocoa futures on the ICE exchange tumbled to two-year lows on Tuesday on talk that excess beans were piling up at ports in top grower Ivory Coast.COCOA* London cocoa closed the session down 8.3% at 3,347 pounds per metric ton after earlier hitting 3…
Cocoa futures were sharply higher on Monday boosted partly by a slowdown in port arrivals in top grower Ivory Coast, while raw sugar and coffee prices also rose.COCOA* London cocoa rose 6.7% to 4,498 pounds a metric ton by 1447 GMT.* Exporters…
Africa Global Logistics, which operates Ivory Coast's main port, plans to invest over 60 million euros ($67 million) in inland logistics over the next five years to boost its position as a transport hub and gateway for landlocked West African nations…
