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Council visits the top chocolate consuming country for its 89th session
London, 20 March 2014 — The home of the world’s highest per capita consumers of chocolate became the appropriate venue for the 89th session of the International Cocoa Council, hosted by the kind invitation of the Government of Switzerland,…

Zurich Certification Workshop finds common ground
London, 18 March 2014 — Over 70 stakeholders from Europe, the US, Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia took part in the ICCO’s second International Workshop on Cocoa Certification in Zurich, Switzerland on 6 and 7 March, the Organization…

Peru joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Peru on 4 March 2014 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
Click here to see the official notification of signature to the Agreement from the United Nations.
Pictured: H.E. Mr.…

Le Pérou adhère à l’Accord international sur le cacao de 2010
Le 4 mars 2014, le Pérou a signé l'Accord international sur le cacao de 2010, a confirmé la Section des traités des Nations Unies.
Cliquez ici pour voir la notification officielle de la signature de l'accord par les Nations Unies.
Sur…

February 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
London, 28 February 2014--The International Cocoa Organization today released its first forecasts for the 2013/2014 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2012/2013, summarized below. The…

Certification direct dialogue workshop set for Zurich, Switzerland in March
London, 20 January 2014--A direct dialogue follow-up to last year's International Workshop on Cocoa Certification is planned to be held in Zurich, Switzerland, 6-7 March 2014.
The meeting, aimed at the cocoa and chocolate industry on the…

Futures Markets and Econometrics Modelling Seminar in Abidjan
LONDON, 7 January 2014--The International Cocoa Organization is to run another International Seminar on Futures Markets and Econometric Modelling of the Cocoa Market, this time at the Ivotel, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 24 – 28 February 2014,…

International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 10 – 14 March 2014, Zurich, Switzerland
The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the expanded Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, as well as the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet in Zurich, Switzerland, 10 - 14 March…
International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy
Outcome of the March 2011 meetings of the International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy
Outcome of the International Workshop on the Safe Use of Pesticides and Harmonization of Legislation for Food Safety, 25-27 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TV Interview given by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i. to Thomson Reuters
ICCO Membership News January 2011
Outgoing Executive Director will be succeeded by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga.
International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 13-17 September 2010 will take place at Bloomsbury House, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL.
Live TV Interview by Dr. Jan Vingerhoets, Executive Director to Thomson Reuters
Outcome of the Pilot Project on Price Risk Management for Cocoa Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
Decisions of the Meetings of the International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 22-26 March 2010