Côte d’Ivoire cocoa for sale
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer, mostly bulk Forastero cocoa grown by smallholder farmers.
- Season
- Main crop about October–March, mid crop about April–September
- Growing regions
- Soubré, San-Pédro, Daloa, Duékoué, Gagnoa, Divo, Abengourou
- How it is sold
- Exporters must be approved, and much of the crop is sold forward through the regulator's system; farmgate prices are set each season.
- Official authority
- Conseil du Café-Cacao ↗
Côte d’Ivoire cocoa lots (0)
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Other cocoa origins
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Ecuador
Nigeria
Cameroon
IndonesiaWhere to check cocoa prices
- ICCO ↗ · Daily ICCO cocoa price and monthly market reports
- ICE Futures ↗ · London and New York cocoa futures contracts
- Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) ↗ · Ghana's farmgate price and buying rules
- Conseil du Café-Cacao ↗ · Côte d'Ivoire's official farmgate price
Prices change every week. Always check the official source before you trade.
From pod to chocolate
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Cocoa guides
All guides →How to buy and export cocoa beans: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and free markets
How cocoa beans are bought and exported: COCOBOD and the Cocoa Marketing Company in Ghana, the Conseil du Café-Cacao in Côte d'Ivoire, and direct trade in Ecuador, Nigeria and other origins.
Read the guide →Cocoa bean quality: cut test, bean count, Grade I and fine flavour
How cocoa beans are graded: the cut test for mouldy, slaty and insect-damaged beans, bean count per 100 g, moisture, ISO 2451, and what makes fine-flavour cocoa.
Read the guide →How cocoa prices work: London and New York futures, the ICCO daily price and farmgate prices
How cocoa beans are priced: ICE London and New York futures, the ICCO daily price in US dollars per tonne, fixed farmgate prices in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and premiums for quality.
Read the guide →How to list and buy tea, cocoa, cashews, spices and sesame on Coffee Parchment
Step-by-step: choose the crop, add the quality measures buyers check (grade, bean count, KOR, density, purity), filter lots, post a buyer request and trade directly.
Read the guide →USD exchange estimate
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