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Ivory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa price cut, sources say

19 February 2026, 9:38 am

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FILE PHOTO: Workers pour cocoa beans as they prepare to gather unsold stocks of cocoa at the warehouse of Sekou Dagnogo, an independent cocoa buyer in Fengolo, Ivory Coast, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Ivory Coast is considering cutting the price it pays farmers for cocoa beans to align with Ghana, two government sources told Reuters, as the world’s biggest producers of the chocolate ingredient face a major crisis.