London, 25 January 2024. The ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWG-S) met today, Thursday 25 January 2024 to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks. The EWG-S is composed of experts in the cocoa field who meet once a year, at the invitation of the ICCO, to review and analyse the results of the ICCO’s annual survey of cocoa bean stocks held in European warehouses as well as assess the level of global cocoa bean stocks. The survey is conducted every year (since 2000) and aims to improve transparency in the cocoa market.
LOCATION OF THE ESTIMATED AND IDENTIFIED COCOA BEAN STOCKS |
30 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
30 SEPTEMBER 2022 |
30 SEPTEMBER 2023 |
Europe |
753 |
842 |
771 |
North America (ICE) |
355 |
368 |
323 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
133 |
87 |
67 |
Ghana |
99 |
13 |
29 |
Peru |
26 |
28 |
28 |
Total identified stocks (*). a |
1,366 |
1,337 |
1,218 |
Manufacturers’ stocks |
92 |
90 |
97 |
Cocoa beans in transit |
108 |
73 |
81 |
Southeast Asis (**) |
199 |
223 |
223 |
Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Togo, Venezuela |
54 |
73 |
73 |
Total estimated stocks (***). b |
452 |
459 |
474 |
Total identified + total estimated (a+b). c |
1,818 |
1,796 |
1,690 |
Total identified stocks as a percentage of total identified and estimated stocks (a/c) |
75% |
74% |
72% |
Total statistically-derived stocks (****). d |
2,059 |
1,843 |
1,744 |
Total stocks as a percentage of statistically derived stocks (c/d) |
88% |
97% |
97% |
Notes: Totals may differ from sum of constituents due to rounding
* It refers to stocks identified in the last three consecutive seasons
** The stocks of 2021 and 2022 have been kindly provided by the Cocoa Association of Asia. The 2023 stocks have been estimated by the EWG-S
*** This only includes estimates for the countries listed above
**** Published in the ICCO Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, Volume XLIX, No. 4, Cocoa Year 2022/23
While the ICCO Secretariat maintains, so far, its supply deficit estimate of 99,000 tonnes for 2022/23 as published in its latest Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics (QBCS), it may revise that figure in its next Bulletin due at the end of February 2023, taking into account the outcome of this survey.
For more information, please contact Carlos Follana, Marketing and Communication Coordinator, International Cocoa Organization, ICCO Building, II Plateaux ENA – Avenue Boga Doudou, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Tel: +225 27 22 51 49 50/51 | Fax: +225 27 22 51 49 79 | E-mail: Carlos.Follana@icco.org
Cocoa Market Report for January 2024
Abidjan, 23 February 2024 – The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for January 2024. The current report highlights the following insights:
You can download the complete report by clicking here.
ED(MEM) 1235 – ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 2024 MEETINGS
ED(MEM) 1235 – ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 2024 MEETINGS – English
ED(MEM) 1235 – ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 2024 MEETINGS – French
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ED(MEM) 1235 – ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 2024 MEETINGS – Russian
ED(MEM) 1234 – Draft Annual Report 2022-2023
ED(MEM) 1234 – Draft Annual Report 2022-2023 – English
ED(MEM) 1233 – WCC5 Free Gala Dinner Tickets Allocation
ED(MEM) 1233 – WCC5 Free Gala Dinner Tickets Allocation – English
ED(MEM) 1233 – WCC5 Free Gala Dinner Tickets Allocation – French
ED(MEM) 1233 – WCC5 Free Gala Dinner Tickets Allocation – Spanish
ED(MEM) 1233 – WCC5 Free Gala Dinner Tickets Allocation – Russian
ED(MEM) 1232 – MLs-MOH_Presentations
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ED(MEM) 1232 – MLs-MOH_Presentations – Spanish
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World cocoa bean stocks for the 2022/23 season
London, 25 January 2024. The ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWG-S) met today, Thursday 25 January 2024 to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks. The EWG-S is composed of experts in the cocoa field who meet once a year, at the invitation of the ICCO, to review and analyse the results of the ICCO’s annual survey of cocoa bean stocks held in European warehouses as well as assess the level of global cocoa bean stocks. The survey is conducted every year (since 2000) and aims to improve transparency in the cocoa market.
Notes: Totals may differ from sum of constituents due to rounding
* It refers to stocks identified in the last three consecutive seasons
** The stocks of 2021 and 2022 have been kindly provided by the Cocoa Association of Asia. The 2023 stocks have been estimated by the EWG-S
*** This only includes estimates for the countries listed above
**** Published in the ICCO Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, Volume XLIX, No. 4, Cocoa Year 2022/23
While the ICCO Secretariat maintains, so far, its supply deficit estimate of 99,000 tonnes for 2022/23 as published in its latest Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics (QBCS), it may revise that figure in its next Bulletin due at the end of February 2023, taking into account the outcome of this survey.
For more information, please contact Carlos Follana, Marketing and Communication Coordinator, International Cocoa Organization, ICCO Building, II Plateaux ENA – Avenue Boga Doudou, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Tel: +225 27 22 51 49 50/51 | Fax: +225 27 22 51 49 79 | E-mail: Carlos.Follana@icco.org
ED(MEM) 1231 – EU Maximum Levels for MOH
ED(MEM) 1231 – EU Maximum Levels for MOH – English
REPORT ON THE ONLINE FORUM ON MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS – 18 January 2024_English
ED(MEM) 1231 – EU Maximum Levels for MOH – French
REPORT ON THE ONLINE FORUM ON MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS – 18 January 2024_French
ED(MEM) 1231 – EU Maximum Levels for MOH – Spanish
REPORT ON THE ONLINE FORUM ON MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS – 18 January 2024_Spanish
ED(MEM) 1231 – EU Maximum Levels for MOH – Russian
REPORT ON THE ONLINE FORUM ON MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS – 18 January 2024_Russian
Cocoa Market Report for December 2023
Abidjan, 23 January 2023 – The International Cocoa Organization releases the Cocoa Market Report for December 2023. The current report highlights the following insights:
You can download the complete report by clicking here.
ED(MEM) 1230 – Nominations of Exporting Members to Committees and Working Groups
ED(MEM) 1230 – Nominations of Exporting Members to Committees and Working Groups – English
ED(MEM) 1230 – Nominations of Exporting Members to Committees and Working Groups – French
ED(MEM) 1230 – Nominations of Exporting Members to Committees and Working Groups – Spanish
ED(MEM) 1229 – Information session on EU Regulation on Deforestation
ED(MEM) 1229 – Information session on EU Regulation on Deforestation – English
ED(MEM) 1229 – Information session on EU Regulation on Deforestation – French
ED(MEM) 1229 – Information session on EU Regulation on Deforestation – Spanish
ED(MEM) 1229 – Information session on EU Regulation on Deforestation – Russian