International Cocoa Council adopts key sustainability agreementA renewed global cocoa sustainability charter has been renewed by the The International Cocoa Council (the decision making body of the ICCO) at its recent 106th regular session, in adopting the amended International Cocoa Agreement (ICA) which was originally struck in 2010, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
International Cocoa Council extends Agreement until 2024The International Cocoa Council, at its special session held from 6 – 8 July 2021, extended the duration of the seventh International Cocoa Agreement by two years to 30 September 2024. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate
World Cocoa Conference pushed back a further year over coronavirus pandemicThe biennial World Cocoa Conference event due to be staged in Bali this May, covering major issues impacting on the sustainability, has been postponed for a further year, due to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Decline in cocoa prices raises concerns over farmers’ future within the sectorAmid the all-consuming maelstrom that is the coronavirus pandemic, there are numerous other world events that have simply been parked or placed to one side amid the immediate health crisis. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Fairtrade confirms minimum price increases paid to cocoa farmersEthical organisation Fairtrade International has confirmed that it will raise its minimum prices paid for conventional cocoa from $2,000 to $2,400 per metric tonne at the point of export (FOB), marking a 20% increase. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Sustainability
