Cocoa

Cameroon Robusta-Export Price Rises 3.8% to June 3 – Bloomberg

The export price for robusta coffee from Cameroon rose 3.8 percent to 1,075 CFA francs ($2.03) from in the week to yesterday, according to Bloomberg calculations made using daily export prices from the Cocoa and Coffee Board. The price for … Continue reading

Barry Callebaut: Cocoa Horizons sustainability initiative successful in Cote d’Ivoire – msnbc.com

Cameroon and Indonesia under its Cocoa Horizons global sustainability initiative Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate, has recognized five farmer cooperatives in the Bas-Sassandra region of Côte d’Ivoire as …

Barry Callebaut: Cocoa Horizons sustainability initiative successful in Cote d’Ivoire – Yahoo Finance

Barry Callebaut expanded its Controlled Fermentation programs in Côte d’Ivoire and launched new programs in Cameroon and Indonesia as part of its recently announced Cocoa Horizons global sustainability initiative. The company will invest CHF 40 …

Barry Callebaut: Cocoa Horizons sustainability initiative successful in Côte d’Ivoire – PR Inside

Cameroon and Indonesia under its Cocoa Horizons global sustainability initiative Zurich/Switzerland, May 30, 2012 – Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate, has recognized five farmer cooperatives in the Bas …

ICCO Reduces Global Cocoa Shortage Forecast by 39% This Year – Bloomberg

Production in Nigeria will be 10,000 tons higher than initially estimated at 220,000 tons, while Cameroon’s output will also be 10,000 tons higher than anticipated at 210,000 tons, according to the report. Cocoa bean processing will rise by 11 …

ICoast rains continue, to improve in coming weeks – YAHOO!

Farmgate cocoa prices in Cameroon’s main growing regions … Full Story »Cameroon cocoa prices fall on poor roads, rain

The Soft Spot(66) – Inside Futures

This has caused many Cocoa farmers to lower the asking price for their Cocoa. There had been concern that Cameroon’s forecast record Cocoa production of 250,000 tonnes would not be reached. This saw demand for Cocoa beans to rise sharply … Continue reading

Cameroon Cocoa Farmgate Price Fell 5.5% in Weekly Data – Bloomberg

Cameroon’s average national farmgate cocoa price decreased 5.5 percent to 1,032 CFA francs ($1.97) a kilogram (2.2 pounds) from 1,092 CFA francs in the week to May 22 compared with a week earlier, according to Bloomberg calculations from data …

FG pledges to boost cocoa production with N5.6m – Vanguard

He listed the countries involved in the project as Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana and Togo. According to Lucien, Nigeria is a very important member of ICCO since 1972 and also a part of previous international cocoa agreements. “We are … Continue reading

World Cocoa Foundation Launches Initiative to Benefit Cocoa Farmers in West Africa – TMCnet

and Cameroon. Program activities will be carried out under the auspices of WCF’s ongoing $40 million Cocoa Livelihoods Program, which is co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and 16 WCF members. The investment is matched by the Bill … Continue reading