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Assessment of world cocoa bean stocks 2015-16

London, 26 January 2017 -- The ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWGS) met today to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks. The EWGS is composed of experts in the cocoa field who meet once a year, at the invitation of the ICCO, to review…

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – November 2016

London, 30 November 2016--The International Cocoa Organization today released its revised estimates, summarized below, of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2015/2016 cocoa year. The data published in Issue No. 4 -…

France 24 interviews Executive Director during Salon du Chocolat

31 October 2016 -- On the occasion of the 22nd edition of the chocolate show Salon du Chocolat in Paris, at which he spoke, the Executive Director of the ICCO, Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, was interviewed by French television service France 24 about…

ICCO on track for relocation to Abidjan by January 2017

London, 7 October 2016 – The ICCO is well on track to move to its new headquarters in the Ivorian commercial capital of Abidjan by January 2017, Executive Director Dr. Jean-Marc Anga reported to the 94th regular session of the International…

Cocoa Market Outlook Conference draws 200 for expert look at the sector

London, 27 September 2016 – The ICCO’s second Cocoa Market Outlook Conference today brought over 200 delegates to London to hear the latest analysis and forecasts for the upcoming cocoa season from a panel of experts from across the sector…

Presentations at the Cocoa Market Outlook Conference 2016

To download the presentations from the Cocoa Market Outlook Conference 2016, please click on the presenter names below.                     Fielding…

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – August 2016

London, 31 August 2016--The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the current 2015/2016 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2014/2015, as summarized…

Sustainability Fund study looks at options to move farmers out of poverty

London, 22 August 2016 – The ICCO today published its Study on the Establishment of a Cocoa Sustainability Fund, which aims at reviewing options to source additional funding to support cocoa farmers. The cocoa economy faces a number of…

World Cocoa Conference concludes with Amsterdam Declaration

May 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

CNN’s Richard Quest to moderate child labour panel at WCC2 Amsterdam

ICCO receives French Chocolate Academy’s 2014 prize

World Cocoa Conference gathers the sector to hear over 65 speakers

Zurich Certification Workshop finds common ground

Peru joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010