Advance sales of the 2023-2024 cocoa bean harvest have been suspended since July. During their meeting with European officials, as part of the opening of the new 2023-2024 cocoa campaign, public and private leaders of the Ivorian cocoa sector requested recognition of their traceability system and an increase in the sustainable cocoa subsidy

"serif">Public and private leaders in the Ivorian cocoa industry are threatening to continue blocking forward sales, which have been suspended since July. In fact, the European Union is the recipient of 68% of Ivorian exports. In its case, the Café-Cacao Council invoked meteorological uncertainties and orchard diseases to explain its decision to continue its blockade of future sales of cocoa beans. The boss of the CCC wants to obtain recognition of the traceability system set up by the Ivorian authorities. He would also like Brussels to bear the cost for Côte d'Ivoire of complying with European legislation on “responsible” cocoa.