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Ivory Coast Farmers Face Cocoa Crisis Amid Harvest Hopes

2/16/2026

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As the world's leading cocoa producer, Ivory Coast benefited from beneficial rains during its dry season, which farmers expect will boost the mid-crop harvest from April to September.
Falling global cocoa prices leave about 700,000 tons of unsold cocoa and strain farmers financially.
Many farmers have been unpaid for two months, forcing them to sell at discounts or destroy spoiled crops, though some expect better yields in Yamoussoukro and Agboville.

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As the world's leading cocoa producer, Ivory Coast benefited from beneficial rains during its dry season, which farmers expect will boost the mid-crop harvest from April to September.
Falling global cocoa prices leave about 700,000 tons of unsold cocoa and strain farmers financially.
Many farmers have been unpaid for two months, forcing them to sell at discounts or destroy spoiled crops, though some expect better yields in Yamoussoukro and Agboville.