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Ivory Soap – An Allegory
Remember that whole "99.44% pure" campaign? Maybe I'm dating myself. I'm honestly not sure how that campaign ever took off.
Does it really need to be PURE?
And what COLOR is that bar of soap again?
Still, it was probably easier than educating the public that "pure" soap wasn't really white.
Did I say this was an allegory? Oh.
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/21572/ Aurum Resources erhält Umweltgenehmigungen für Goldprojekt in der Elfenbeinküste #Börse #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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Ivory game pieces in the shape of a lion and a dog, Egypt, 2850 BCE
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Ivory game pieces in the shape of a lion and a dog, Egypt, 2850 BCE
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Ivory game pieces in the shape of a lion and a dog, Egypt, 2850 BCE
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Ivory game pieces in the shape of a lion and a dog, Egypt, 2850 BCE
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/20513/ Elfenbeinküste – Spielplan nach Datum #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗷 𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
Sam Fender is uitgeroepen tot songwriter van het jaar bij de Britse Ivor Novello Awards. Andere prijzen bij de awardshow die songwriters eert, gingen onder meer naar ROSALÍA, Lily Allen en Lola Young.
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This awards have good taste!
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"Downtown" is a song written and produced by the English composer #TonyHatch. Its lyrics speak of going to spend time in an urban #downtown as a means of escape from everyday life. The 1964 version recorded by British singer #PetulaClark became an international hit, reaching number one on the #Billboard #Hot100 and number two on the #UKSingles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 #IvorNovelloAward for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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Ivory booklet, France and Germany, ~1300 AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2078774/ivory-booklet-france-and-germany-1300-ad
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/18673/ Saison für Ndicka bei Roma beendet, WM mit Elfenbeinküste wackelt #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/18381/ Elfenbeinküste U20 – Kader nach Wettbewerbserfahrung #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #ElfenbeinküsteU20 #IvoryCoast
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/18290/ Ivory Coast Tables & Standings – 2026 #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/18273/ Elfenbeinküste – Durchschnittsalter | Transfermarkt #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor
Fresh cocoa beans laid out to dry in Ivory Coast, illustrating the strain on farmers as unsold stock accumulates amid market disruption.Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.
THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM
Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.
That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.
WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE
The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.
The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #afrika #agriculture #art #chocolate #cocoa #commodities #exports #farmers #food #ivoryCoast #supplyChain #sustainability #westAfrica
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor
Fresh cocoa beans laid out to dry in Ivory Coast, illustrating the strain on farmers as unsold stock accumulates amid market disruption.Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.
THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM
Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.
That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.
WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE
The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.
The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #afrika #agriculture #art #chocolate #cocoa #commodities #exports #farmers #food #ivoryCoast #supplyChain #sustainability #westAfrica
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG -
Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor
Fresh cocoa beans laid out to dry in Ivory Coast, illustrating the strain on farmers as unsold stock accumulates amid market disruption.Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.
THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM
Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.
That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.
WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE
The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.
The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #afrika #agriculture #art #chocolate #cocoa #commodities #exports #farmers #food #ivoryCoast #supplyChain #sustainability #westAfrica
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG -
Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor
Fresh cocoa beans laid out to dry in Ivory Coast, illustrating the strain on farmers as unsold stock accumulates amid market disruption.Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.
THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM
Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.
That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.
WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE
The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.
The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #afrika #agriculture #art #chocolate #cocoa #commodities #exports #farmers #food #ivoryCoast #supplyChain #sustainability #westAfrica
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG -
Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor
Fresh cocoa beans laid out to dry in Ivory Coast, illustrating the strain on farmers as unsold stock accumulates amid market disruption.Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.
THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM
Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.
That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.
WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE
The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.
The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #afrika #agriculture #art #chocolate #cocoa #commodities #exports #farmers #food #ivoryCoast #supplyChain #sustainability #westAfrica
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/18002/ Afrika-Cup: Ägypten schlägt Elfenbeinküste und erreicht Halbfinale #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/17969/ AFRIKA/COTE D’IVOIRE – Präsidentschaftswahl: Interreligiöses Gebet für friedlichen Verlauf #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
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https://www.europesays.com/afrika/17690/ Yan Diomande: Erster RB-Spieler für die WM nominiert #CôteD’Ivoire #Elfenbeinküste #IvoryCoast
