Cocoa and chocolate from Côte d’Ivoire and Africa
LatestCocoa in Côte d’Ivoire: Price of CFA 1,200/kg Confirms the Sector’s DownturnLima, Peru – Peru, recognised as one of the original cradles of cocoa and home to extraordinary genetic diversity, has established itself as an unavoidable player on the world market for…
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Nestled in the heart of the Pacific, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a unique cocoa producer, renowned for its beans with distinctive flavours, often grown in a…
Kampala, Uganda – Uganda, an East African country better known for its coffee, is quietly but surely carving out a place on the world cocoa map. With a growing focus on quality, notably…
Mexico City, Mexico – Cradle of cocoa, where the Maya and Aztec civilisations were already venerating "Xocolatl" millennia ago, Mexico has a cocoa heritage unique in the world. Although its…
Quito, Ecuador – Ecuador, historic cradle of Nacional cocoa, enjoys an unrivalled worldwide reputation for its "Arriba" beans, prized for their unique floral and fruity aromas. As the…
Brasília, Brazil – Once a world cocoa giant, Brazil went through decades of challenges following the devastation caused by witches' broom disease. Today, the country is engaged in a notable…
Bogotá, Colombia – Colombia, nestled in the heart of exceptional biodiversity, stands out on the world cocoa market not for its volumes but for the quality and finesse of its beans…
Accra, Ghana – Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer and a benchmark for quality, is going through a period of unprecedented turbulence. While world prices for the brown bean…
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia, often overshadowed by its African counterparts in cocoa discussions, is nevertheless the world's third-largest producer. With its vast archipelagos and…
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria, once a major player on the world cocoa stage, aims to regain its former glory. Benefiting from favourable climate conditions and a long farming tradition, the…
Yaoundé, Cameroon – The cocoa sector in Cameroon, a traditional pillar of the national economy, is going through a period of contrasting dynamics. While producers benefit from a historic…
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer, with about 2 million tonnes produced each year, nearly 40% of world production. Cocoa accounts for more than 15% of Ivorian GDP and…
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer, accounting for about 40% of the world's cocoa. This strategic crop is spread mainly across the forest zones of the south and west of the…
Cocoa prices, like those of many other commodities, are influenced by a combination of economic, political and environmental factors.
Cameroon, a Central African country, is not a big cocoa producer on the scale of Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana. However, the country has built a significant cocoa industry. Indeed, Cameroon ranks…
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are cancelling all the cocoa sustainability programmes that US company Hershey runs in their countries, accusing the chocolate maker of trying to avoid paying a…
