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Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Trade & Market Updates
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Tea Board of Kenya orders Mombasa auction proceeds paid directly to KTDA factories to enforce Tea Act compliance
TBK has moved to stop brokers from routing tea sale proceeds through management agents, tightening oversight of KTDA factory payments.
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Ivory Coast to buy 100,000 tonnes of surplus cocoa as falling prices trigger market intervention
Ivory Coast moves to absorb surplus cocoa and protect farmers as global prices fall and border inflows swell domestic supplies.
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Stronger Ghana Cedi hits COCOBOD export earnings, pressures cocoa payments and operations
COCOBOD warns that a stronger cedi is cutting cocoa export earnings, even as government boosts farmer support with free inputs.
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Kenya tea exports jump 22% in October 2025, farmers face climate pressures and market disruptions
Kenya’s tea shipments rose sharply in October, but climate variability and market disruptions continue to strain farmers.
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Nigerian consumer group flags unfair competition in cocoa imports
CCC-AI calls for stricter regulation as Nigeria’s cocoa exports surge despite concerns over imported cocoa-based products.