Tag: Cocoa

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Cross River launches traceability programme for cocoa, coffee, oil palm

The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has flagged off a statewide traceability programme for cocoa, coffee and oil palm. Otu was represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Johnson Ebokpo, at the event held on Saturday in Calabar. The commissioner disclosed that the traceability system is a structured digital framework designed to […]

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Cocoa price surges to N15m per tonne

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, located in Ibadan, Oyo State, announced on Thursday that cocoa prices have surged to an all-time high of N15 million per tonne, up from N1.8 million in January 2024. This was disclosed by the institute’s Executive Director, Patrick Adebola, during a joint press conference marking CRIN’s 60th Anniversary and […]

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Cocoa price drop 26% amid increase in Nigeria’s output

Cocoa prices have recently experienced a significant decline by 26%, driven primarily by a surge in output from Nigeria coupled with abundant rainfall. Nigeria, ranking as the world’s fifth largest cocoa producer, reported a noteworthy 19% year-on-year increase in its March cocoa exports, totaling 22,199 metric tonnes, according to nairametrics. Following a period of record […]

Cocoa hits largest weekly gain in 24 years at $6,470 as Nigeria's supply drops
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AFREXIM, Fidelity Bank, JohnVents sign $40m cocoa export deal

Fidelity Bank, African Export-Import Bank, and JohnVents Industries struck a $40 million cocoa export transaction at the Fidelity Bank International Trade and Creative Connect in Houston, Texas. The Punch reported that according to a bank statement issued on Sunday, the $40 million pre-export finance facility was signed at the trade show. AFREXIM Bank would provide […]