Ghana produces biggest cocoa crop in six years
Businessam Staff
August 4, 2017
Ghana has recorded its biggest cocoa harvest in six years, Bloomberg reports, after favourable weather conditions boosted output in
Ghana cocoa buyers say a lack of funds curbs bean purchases
Businessam StaffJuly 26, 2017
Ghana’s industry body for cocoa purchasers said its members are struggling to pay farmers for their crops because the regulator isn’t
Floods may hurt cocoa, favour rice, says Nigeria weather chief
Businessam StaffJuly 24, 2017
Floods predicted to sweep across most of Nigeria this year may imperil the West African country’s cocoa crop while boosting its rice
Commodities update: July 18, 2017
Businessam StaffJuly 19, 2017
Ghana’s biggest cocoa buyer seeks guarantee to cut finance costs
Businessam StaffJuly 18, 2017
PBC Ltd., the biggest buyer of cocoa beans from farmers in Ghana, is seeking to cut borrowing costs by arranging its first government
Ghana cocoa board warns farmers smuggling may jeopardize pay
Businessam StaffJuly 14, 2017
Ghana’s cocoa regulator is warning farmers that the smuggling of beans from neighbouring Ivory Coast may jeopardise efforts to keep
ICO chief says ‘concerned’ about long-term world coffee supplies
Businessam StaffJuly 11, 2017
The head of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said on Tuesday that he was “concerned” about global coffee
Ivory Coast sells 1 million tons of main cocoa crop
Businessam StaffJuly 5, 2017
Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, has sold 1 million metric tons of cocoa beans from its 2017-18 main crop, according
Crude rally persists as gold, silver, cocoa see losses
Businessam StaffJune 29, 2017
Commodities summary for Thursday shows that the rally of crude prices has persisted amid reports of OPEC reluctance to effect deeper
Ivory Coast, Ghana said to seek $1.2 billion loan for cocoa
Businessam StaffJune 21, 2017
The cocoa regulators of the world’s two biggest producers are in talks with the African Development Bank about a $1.2 billion loan