He had warned that he would take the necessary measures. In Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest producer of brown gold, the Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC), regulator of the sector headed by Yves Brahima Koné, has just closed access to the purchase of beans to around twenty players, including the multinationals Cargill, Barry Callebaut and Olam.
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This closure took effect on 21 February, said Kadoko Bamba, CCC’s director of external marketing. “It should last a few days”, he specified, adding that it concerns “exporters who have covered their release contracts with stock physique ».
