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May 2012 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

30 May 2012--The International Cocoa Organization today released its revised forecasts for the 2011/2012 cocoa year and revised estimates for 2010/2011 of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans, summarized below.  The data published…

Côte d’Ivoire and the EU ratify the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

The European Union (on 15 May) and Côte d'Ivoire (on 16 May) ratified the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Office confirmed. The notifications mean that the ICCO's largest exporting member and its largest importing…

Ivorian Prime Minister officiates at World Cocoa Conference launch

14 May 2012—At a ceremony held in Abidjan on 9 May, the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, H.E. Mr Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (pictured right), officially launched the ICCO’s World Cocoa Conference, due to take place in the city in November. The…

Cameroon joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Cameroon on 26 March 2012 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.

Report on the 85th International Cocoa Council, Guayaquil

2 April 2012--The International Cocoa Council, meeting in Guayaquil, Ecuador in the last week of March, backed the upcoming World Cocoa Conference, authorized a London workshop on EU legislation on cadmium in cocoa, and made decisions on the…

Dominican Republic joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Dominican Republic on 9 March 2012 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.

February 2012 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

29 February 2012--The International Cocoa Organization today released its first forecasts for the 2011/2012 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2010/2011, as summarized below.  The…

International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, Guayaquil, Ecuador

The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, will meet in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 26 - 30 March  2012. Provisional Timetable of Meetings, 26-30 March 2012, Guayaquil,…