- Ivory Coast cuts cocoa contract sales amid forecast production slump
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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – Ivory Coast expects a steep fall in cocoa output for 2025-26, signalling fresh turmoil in the global chocolate market, officials say.
Ivorian authorities have trimmed forward contract sales to 1.3 million tonnes, down from 1.4 million tonnes last year, in a move aimed at avoiding failures to meet delivery commitments, according to officials at the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC).
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