Cocoa 
DJ Cocoa Price In Southwest Cameroon Rises; Farmers Withhold Crop – MENAFN
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
Child Slavery in Africa Continues 10 Years After Cocoa Protocol – Christian Post
Instead, they are sold to cocoa farmers who need cheap labor. The trafficking also occurs in Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana and Mali, with Mali being a main supplier and Ivory Coast being the main receiver. Children are being forced to sleep … Continue reading
History of the African Cup of Nations – Modern Ghana
The fondest memory most Ghanaians have of Equatorial Guinea is that it is from one of its island cities, Fernando Po, that Tetteh Quarshie of blessed memory brought cocoa beans to plant … by taking the trophy in Cameroon. The … Continue reading
The Soft Spot(47) – Inside Futures
As a rule cocoa production increases as well. According to farmers and exporters, the 2011-2012 main crop will fall short of the record production forecast earlier this season. According to Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) the country …
Background Note: Sao Tome and Principe – U.S. Department of State
Agriculture (14% of GDP, 2009): Products–cocoa, coconuts, copra … to the north where it also includes the island of Bioko off Equatorial Guinea and Mount Cameroon on the Cameroon coast. The island of Sao Tome is 31 miles (50 km) … Continue reading
Hot Commodities: Cocoa Futures Surge In 2012 – Seekingalpha.com
Cocoa, one of the most popular soft commodities … Other notable big name producers are Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. From a consumption standpoint, the country list is the polar opposite of the producing markets, featuring a who’s who …
Discover The World Cocoa Market – PRLog (free press release)
Fine cocoa beans are produced from Criollo or Trinitario cocoa-tree varieties which can be found in Trinidad, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cameroon, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Java and Papua New Guinea. Bulk cocoa beans come from Forastero trees, planted on large areas of … Continue reading
SOFTS-ICE sugar, coffee firm on softer dollar – Reuters
New York cocoa will rise towards $2,406 per tonne, as a retracement from this Jan. 11 high has been completed, according to Reuters market analyst Wang Tao. * Cameroon’s only cocoa grinder Sic-Cacaos purchased some 25,114 tonnes by the end … Continue reading
ICE coffee, sugar firm, cocoa steady – The Guardian
London March cocoa was down 6 pounds or 0.4 percent to 1,498 pounds per tonne. Cameroon’s only cocoa grinder Sic-Cacaos purchased some 25,114 tonnes by the end of December since the beginning of the 2011/12 season in August, according to … Continue reading
SOFTS-ICE coffee, sugar firm, cocoa steady – Reuters
London March cocoa was down 6 pounds or 0.4 percent to 1,498 pounds per tonne. Cameroon’s only cocoa grinder Sic-Cacaos purchased some 25,114 tonnes by the end of December since the beginning of the 2011/12 season in August, according to … Continue reading
