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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
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG -
The Irony of Being Single
Sometimes the mind protects us so strongly from pain that it also blocks closeness, connection, and happiness.
https://blog.obulou.org/kalvin0x8d0/the-irony-of-being-single
#single #relationships #loneliness #mentalhealth #reflection #life #selfawareness #dating #society #psychology #identity #growth #emotions #humanity #thoughts
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RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·[Dash of SAS] The crumbling of Duterte’s authoritarian masculinity
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Thoughts on Angus Taylor's anti-immigration plan
1. It's silly to call it "dog whistling". Pitched at a level low enough for an elephant to pick it up
2. Typically dumb of Taylor to announce, 2 years from an election, plans to go after permanent residents. Lots will be voters by 2027 #auspol -
A couple people who missed last night asked and yeah, I'll be gearing up for my late shift in about an hour again tonight! <3
Come hang out, ask questions, get a look at the website I'm putting together, and more!
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A couple people who missed last night asked and yeah, I'll be gearing up for my late shift in about an hour again tonight! <3
Come hang out, ask questions, get a look at the website I'm putting together, and more!
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A couple people who missed last night asked and yeah, I'll be gearing up for my late shift in about an hour again tonight! <3
Come hang out, ask questions, get a look at the website I'm putting together, and more!
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A couple people who missed last night asked and yeah, I'll be gearing up for my late shift in about an hour again tonight! <3
Come hang out, ask questions, get a look at the website I'm putting together, and more!
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A couple people who missed last night asked and yeah, I'll be gearing up for my late shift in about an hour again tonight! <3
Come hang out, ask questions, get a look at the website I'm putting together, and more!
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Though a minor flavor idea, is that an ancestral undead decides to pop out of his tomb and take a look around. Reason being that when they clean and declutter the outside of his tomb, they always knocked on it to let him know that they were there.
He has not heard this in a while and he wants to know what the hell is going on.
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Though the results of #public feedback from the #Water #Availability #Engagement has not been made available, it appears that the proposed changes are not consistent with the #concerns expressed in the #consultation.
There is a dearth of #scientific #observation on the #ecological impacts of inter-basin water #transfers. As such, precaution is imperative.
2/24
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Though the results of #public feedback from the #Water #Availability #Engagement has not been made available, it appears that the proposed changes are not consistent with the #concerns expressed in the #consultation.
There is a dearth of #scientific #observation on the #ecological impacts of inter-basin water #transfers. As such, precaution is imperative.
2/24
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Though the results of #public feedback from the #Water #Availability #Engagement has not been made available, it appears that the proposed changes are not consistent with the #concerns expressed in the #consultation.
There is a dearth of #scientific #observation on the #ecological impacts of inter-basin water #transfers. As such, precaution is imperative.
2/24
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Though the results of #public feedback from the #Water #Availability #Engagement has not been made available, it appears that the proposed changes are not consistent with the #concerns expressed in the #consultation.
There is a dearth of #scientific #observation on the #ecological impacts of inter-basin water #transfers. As such, precaution is imperative.
2/24
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Though the results of #public feedback from the #Water #Availability #Engagement has not been made available, it appears that the proposed changes are not consistent with the #concerns expressed in the #consultation.
There is a dearth of #scientific #observation on the #ecological impacts of inter-basin water #transfers. As such, precaution is imperative.
2/24
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All our talents increase in the using, and the every faculty, both good and bad, strengthen by exercise. #thought
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People usually tell me that I traded my emotions for something else. 🤔
Because I’m rarely overly excited and rarely overly worried. I just keep moving as if everything remains normal. 🌍
Maybe life teaches some people to stay calm even when their mind is loud inside. 🧠✨
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Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
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“I want to quote here:
‘One thing my dad told me is never let a woman feel insecure.’”
A simple lesson, but it carries weight about respect, care, and how we treat people in relationships. 🤍
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Thoughts and prayers to non football fans in Glasgow tonight. Let's hope the damage is minimal.
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Thoughts and prayers to non football fans in Glasgow tonight. Let's hope the damage is minimal.
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Thoughts and prayers to non football fans in Glasgow tonight. Let's hope the damage is minimal.
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Thoughts and prayers to non football fans in Glasgow tonight. Let's hope the damage is minimal.
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You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event it is a habit. Checkout new Thought of the day everyday . Don't forget to subscribe & follow us.
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...Though the use of AI has exploded since ChatGPT was released in 2022, the rise in productivity over the past five years likely cannot be fully attributed to AI...
They are still chasing productivity with the only metric being how many people report using llms.
