Cocoa

Cameroon: Yaounde Handicraft Fair – East regional stands entice visitors – AllAfrica.com

Scores of people streaming into the exhibition village of the ongoing third edition of the International Handicrafts Exhibition of Cameroon (SIARC … To Nango Fouman with her diverse processed cocoa products (chocolate in various forms); SIARC is a …

Cameroon Robusta Coffee Export Price Drops While Arabica Rises – Businessweek

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Prices for robusta exports from Cameroon, central Africa’s biggest coffee producer, declined in the week through Jan. 29 while rates for arabica beans rose, according to the nation’s Cocoa and Coffee Board. The average …

Cameroon Cocoa Caterpillar Attacks Drop After Rains, Pesticides – Businessweek

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Heavy rains this weekend in Cameroon’s main cocoa production area drove away caterpillars that have been attacking the crop during the past three weeks, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The caterpillars had fallen on …

Barry Callebaut AG : Barry Callebaut launches Cameroon chocolates and cocoa powders at ISM in Cologne – 4-traders (press release)

Taste the Cameroon chocolates and cocoa powders at the upcoming ISM (Barry Callebaut Booth: Hall 10.2 Aisle C010-D019) and discover today the taste of the sustainable chocolate of the future First chocolate of Barry Callebaut’s unique Quality Partner …

Pests threaten Cameroon cocoa mid-crop – Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s cocoa mid-crop harvest is at risk to an outbreak of capsid bugs in the centre and caterpillars in the south-west, according to field reports from two regions that make up 80 percent of output. Capsids are … Continue reading

The Soft Spot(48) – Inside Futures

Central Cameroon is reporting an infestation of capsid bugs. Capsid bugs (think leaf-hoppers) are sap sucking insects that feed on the tips of newly emerged plant shoots. Immature Cocoa trees are one of their favorite foods. The insect does very … Continue reading

Banks loan Gabon 13.7 mn euros to process timber – YAHOO!

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Farmgate cocoa prices rose between five and 25 percent in … Full Story »Cameroon cocoa prices surge on tight supplies

Cameroon Average Cocoa-Export Price Drops 2.3% in Week – Bloomberg

Cameroon’s average cocoa-export price at the main port of Douala decreased by 2.3 percent to 1,097 CFA francs ($2.17) a kilogram (2.2 pounds) during the week to Jan. 23, according to data from the Cocoa and Coffee Board sent in … Continue reading

DJ Central Cameroon Cocoa Trees Threatened By Insect Pests -Farmers – Investors Business Daily

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, Jan 23, 2012 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) — Hundreds of cocoa farms in Cameroon’s Center Region are facing infestations of sap-sucking insects that are threatening to kill some of the crops, leaders of cocoa cooperatives said … Continue reading

DJ Cocoa Price In Southwest Cameroon Rises; Farmers Withhold Crop – Investors Business Daily

Prices being paid this week for a kilogram of cocoa beans sold in Cameroon’s main cocoa-producing southwestern region have risen to 900 to 910 Central African CFA francs ($1.77 to $1.79), up from XAF700-850/kg for sales nearly a fortnight ago, … Continue reading