Cocoa Beans

Ivory Coasts’ Cocoa Crop Expected To Match Last Season – Minister

Cocoa production in Ivory Coast is on track to stay around last season’s disappointing level, the agriculture minister has said.

Strong rains across Ivory Coast’s central regions are expected to strengthen cocoa trees and improve growing conditions for the mid-crop.

A lack of rain in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans.

Farmers from Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions are worried that a persistent lack of rain could weigh on the April to September crop.

More rainfall is needed in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions to boost the October to March main crop, farmers said on Monday.

Low rains mixed with long sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions gave a boost to the October-to-March main crop last week.

Abundant rainfall in Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions last week boosted the crop as buyers flagged potential quality concerns.

Ivory Coast has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by 20% the country’s agricultural minister said on Monday.

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