Heavy rains are needed in Ivory Coast to compensate for below-average rainfall last week and fortify the last stage of the April-to-September midcrop in the country’s main cocoa producing regions, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season, which runs officially fromContinue Reading
Port authorities in Ivory Coast have dismissed safety fears about a moored boat loaded with 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which is the same compound that caused a catastrophic blast in Lebanon four years ago. Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser but is also potentially explosive. Its presenceContinue Reading
Farmers in some of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions are concerned about the impact of the strong Harmattan wind on the cocoa crop as it can dry the soil and harm cocoa pods. The seasonal Harmattan wind, which usually sweeps in from the Sahara Desert between December and March, was blowingContinue Reading
Global cocoa prices have skyrocketed in 2024, reaching unprecedented levels amid persistent supply shortages and adverse weather conditions. Key producers like Ghana and Ivory Coast, which account for approximately 60% of the world’s cocoa, are at the center of this global market turmoil. In April 2024, cocoa prices surged toContinue Reading