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ICCO publishes 2015/16 World Cocoa Directory in print and online editions
The International Cocoa Organization is pleased to announce that the greatly expanded and improved World Cocoa Directory 2015/2016 is now available in printed and online editions.
The new edition of the Directory, last published in 2013,…

New Pesticide Use in Cocoa manual now available
The ICCO is pleased to be able to offer the new third edition of the widely respected Pesticide Use in Cocoa Manual, compiled by Dr. Roy Bateman.
The manual, which will be of interest to anyone involved in or concerned with the cultivation…

Cocoa Market Outlook Conference 2015 Report and Presentations
The ICCO used the traditional meeting week in September to launch its first-ever one-day Conference, inviting not only Member delegates but also paying members of the trade and industry to an intense investigation of the current market and…

ICCO HQ to move to Abidjan following Council decision
London, 25 September 2015—In a momentous decision, the International Cocoa Council has approved the relocation of the headquarters of the International Cocoa Organization from London to Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan.
The…

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – August 2015
London, 28 August 2015--The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the current 2014/2015 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2013/2014, as summarized…

International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 18 – 25 September 2015, London
The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Ad hoc Panel on Fine or Flavour Cocoa, the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, as well as the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet…

Fine or Flavour Panel to consider the world’s best cocoa
London, 21 July 2015—Some of the best cocoa in the world is to be examined as the International Cocoa Organization’s Ad hoc Panel on Fine or Flavour Cocoa meets in London on 18 September.
The panel, made up of experts from producing…

Call for Tender for the ICCO Statistical Database Management System
London, 16 July 2015--The Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics produced by ICCO is the most authoritative source of cocoa statistics in the world. The database of the Bulletin, built on Oracle Personal Express, captures data submitted by…
International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 23 – 27 March 2015, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
ICCO and Afreximbank sign collaboration agreement on cocoa development
November 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
ICCO Statement on Reports of a Cocoa Supply Deficit in 2020
ICCO Statement on Ebola and the West African cocoa sector
Russian Federation joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Range of issues discussed at September’s 90th Council meetings in Wembley
August 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
International Cocoa Council and subsdiary bodies, 23-27 September 2013, Wembley
International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies 15 – 19 September 2014 Wembley, London