News Ivory Coast Industry: Ivory Coast government confirms major 60% cocoa farmer pay cut following global pricing fall
Government-backed cocoa authorities in Ivory Coast have pressed ahead with anticipated cuts - which have been confirmed as a 60% drop in farmer pay following a notable fall in crop prices on international commodities markets
News Ivory Coast Industry: Ivory Coast's Cocoa Export Challenge: A Slowdown Amid Surplus
Ivory Coast's cocoa exports decreased to 1.011 million metric tons by February 20, slightly less than last year's figure. Despite steady exports, cocoa arrival has slowed due to falling prices. The region, along with Ghana, faces a cocoa surplus crisis with accumulated stocks.
News Ivory Coast Industry: Ivory Coast Boosts Cocoa Sales Amid Mid-Crop Resurgence
Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council has sold over 400,000 metric tons of cocoa export contracts to local grinders. The resumption of purchases followed a sharp drop in global prices, prompting the CCC to cut farm-gate prices to boost sales amid the mid-crop season.
News Ivory Coast Industry: Never say goodbye: Bird advocates hold out hope that ivory-billed woodpeckers still live
Bird advocates say the ivory-billed woodpecker should not be removed from the Endangered Species List as it may still exist.
News Ivory Coast Industry: At Mali border with Ivory Coast, lines of trucks held up by sanctions
Madou Sidibe should be home by now, the cement product in his truck delivered to a client in Mali. Instead he is stranded at a dusty border crossing in neighbouring Ivory Coast, one of hundreds of ...
News Ivory Coast Industry: Lack of rain in Ivory Coast raises concerns for cocoa mid-crop
No rain and a dry wind last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions raised concerns for the quality and development of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.
