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Avocados could get a lot more expensive under a new NAFTA
One day, an avocado’s a buck-fifty. The next, it’s twice that. And this week, just days after a much-ballyhooed markdown at…
Ivory Coast weighs cocoa tax cuts to lift farmer pay
Ivory Coast is considering cutting taxes on buying and exporting of cocoa to allow for an increase in the minimum…
Ivory Coast fears a fifth of cocoa crop may be lost to smuggling on farmers’ pay discrepancy with neighbor, Ghana
Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator has forecast that the nation may lose a fifth of its cocoa crop to smuggling during…
Cameroon cuts down levy on cocoa export amid global price slump
Cameroon has halved its levy on cocoa exports to boost revenues for farmers and exporters hit by a dive in…
Ghana produces biggest cocoa crop in six years
Ghana has recorded its biggest cocoa harvest in six years, Bloomberg reports, after favourable weather conditions boosted output in the world’s…
Ghana cocoa buyers say a lack of funds curbs bean purchases
Ghana’s industry body for cocoa purchasers said its members are struggling to pay farmers for their crops because the regulator…
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