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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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 -…

Futures Markets and Econometrics Modelling Seminar in Abidjan

November 2013 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

ICCO launches the 2013/14 World Cocoa Directory

Ecuador joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

August 2013 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

Malaysia joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

International Cocoa Certification Workshop Report now available