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May 2017 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

Abidjan, 31 May 2017 -- The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the current 2016/2017 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2015/2016, as summarized…
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International Symposium set to focus on cocoa research

The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is organizing the International Symposium on Cocoa Research (ISCR 2017) to take place in Lima, Peru, 13 – 17 November 2017, in conjunction with the Government of Peru. With the theme Promoting…
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International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 24 – 28 April 2017, Abidjan

The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, as well as the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet at the Hotel Sofitel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte…
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ICCO to inaugurate its Abidjan headquarters in April

Abidjan, 20 March 2017 -- The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), established under the aegis of the United Nations and located in London, United Kingdom since 1973, is relocating to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the leading producer of…
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February 2017 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

London, 28 February 2017--The International Cocoa Organization today releases its first forecasts for the 2016/2017 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2015/2016, as summarized below.…
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Does market concentration cause poverty among cocoa farmers?

Is market concentration among large cocoa firms responsible for the widespread poverty among cocoa farmers? Probably not, according to a new report just published by SEO Amsterdam Economics (www.seo.nl/cocoa). While market concentration…
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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…
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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 -…
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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

Le Pérou adhère à l’Accord international sur le cacao de 2010

February 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics