Energy disruptions shut Ivorien cocoa facilities
Disruptions to
energy supplies have forced some cocoa processing facilities in Ivory
Coast to shut temporarily and shipping services have halted, inhibiting
cocoa exports and wheat and rice imports, two trade bodies said.
The Federation of
Cocoa Commerce and the European Cocoa Association said in a joint
statement on Tuesday that they had observed not only a massive
displacement of people, but also an increase in cocoa smuggling across
neighbouring borders.
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