Ivory Coast Cocoa Crisis Deepens: Port Glut, Cash Crunch and Global Surplus Shake the 2025 Chocolate Market
Abidjan / London – 5 December 2025 Cocoa, the backbone of Ivory Coast’s economy and the key ingredient in the world’s chocolate, is in the middle of a sharp and confusing reversal. After two years of historic shortages and record prices, the world’s top cocoa exporter now finds its ports jammed with beans, exporters short of cash and global market signals pointing to a small surplus. The sudden swing is battering farmers’ incomes, testing the country’s regulators and raising big questions for chocolate makers heading into 2026. Ecofin Agency+2International Cocoa Organization+2 A Port Glut in Abidjan and San Pedro At
