Ben & Jerry’s will be paying $800,000 (£606,000) over the next year, on top of the Fairtrade premium price it already pays for cocoa farmers.
BEN & JERRYS PAYS $800,000 PREMIUM OVER FAIRTRADE FOR COCOA Read More »
Mars Wrigley releases 2020 Cocoa for Generations Report: Reshaping the Future of Cocoa.
MARS RELEASES 2020 COCOA FOR GENERATIONS REPORT Read More »
Nana Akufo-Addo announced Ghana will increase the guaranteed cocoa price it pays to farmers during the 2020-21 crop season by 28.2%.
FARMERS HAPPY WITH 28.2% COCOA PRICE INCREASE Read More »
On 22 September, the European Commission began an initiative to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector.
EU COMMISSION INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE COCOA SUSTAINABILITY Read More »
The Vice President of Ghana and head of Ghana’s Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has praised the management of COCOBOD for a good job
GHANA VP PRAISES COCOBOD’S MANAGEMENT OF COCOA Read More »
According to surveys carried out by Bloomberg, cocoa processing undoubtedly declined in the first quarter on falling chocolate demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COCOA FACES FALL DUE TO COVID-19 Read More »
A recent poll by Reuters showed that cocoa futures will fall 6% by the end of the year, weakened by the prospect of rising production in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.
COCOA SEEN WEAKENING BY 2020 Read More »
Bloomberg reported, Ghana has raised its farm gate price for cocoa by 21% after implementing a $400 per metric ton premium on futures prices for the 2020-21 harvest, according to their sources.
21% PAY RISE TO COCOA FARMERS IN GHANA Read More »
Lindt & Spruengli AG alerted that the premium imposed by the world’s largest cocoa farmers in West Africa will give chocolate manufacturers little choice but to raise their prices. Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana are charging $400 per metric ton above the futures price for shipments from October in a project to increase the pay of
LINDT CEO ISSUES CHOCOLATE PRICE WARNING Read More »
