Demand for fair-trade cocoa continues to grow but traceability problems exist In October 2012 it was announced on the website Confectionerynews.com that ‘Nestle UK and Ireland is doubling its commitment to Fairtrade cocoa by... 02/12/2012
Executive Brief Update 2012: Cocoa sector About this updateThis brief was updated in October 2012 to reflect developments since July 2011. The original brief was published in May 2008 and i... 11/11/2012
Sustainable production certification yields benefits to cocoa producers According to reports on the website Foodnavigator.com, the chocolate company Barry Callebaut ‘has paid €2.4 million in premiums to Ivory Coast coop... 11/11/2012
Executive Brief Update 2012: Central Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments About this update This brief was updated in October 2012 to reflect developments since July 2011. The 2011 publication was based on a fuller b... 05/11/2012
Shifting global demand for cocoa and corporate repositioning According to press reports, cocoa demand is declining in Europe but rapidly growing in Asia. While cocoa grindings are falling in the EU and Switze... 09/09/2012
Brussels trains its sights on cadmium in cocoa and chocolate The WTO committee responsible for food safety and animal and plant life and health met on 10 and 11 July to hear the concerns of cocoa-producing co... 09/09/2012
Executive Brief Update 2012: Product differentiation About this updateThis brief was updated in July 2012 to reflect developments since the publication of the first brief on Product differentiation in... 31/07/2012
Structural reorganisation and new strategy required for Caribbean cocoa sector Addressing the 3rd Annual Caribbean Fine Cocoa Conference in June 2012, Jamaican Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke called for an expansion of co... 20/08/2012
Good prospects for cocoa prices At the end of May, the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) raised its estimates of world production to 3.99 million tonnes as grindings stayed... 02/07/2012
Concern over cocoa sector developments, but long-term prospects good Press reports indicate that improved bean quality and smuggling into Ghana are boosting producer prices in Côte d’Ivoire, following an initially po... 10/06/2012