On March 30, SYNAP-CI threatened to block all cocoa transport to Abidjan, demanding 2,800 FCFA/kg for residual stocks instead of the mandated 1,200 FCFA/kg, per. This exacerbates the ongoing contract default crisis, with up to 60,000 tonnes of beans blocked at cooperatives, per. The domestic market remains paralyzed as farmers refuse to release stocks at the government-mandated rate. In response to the crisis, on April 1, Agriculture Minister Bruno Koné and the CCC announced measures to evacuate the inventoried stocks, per.
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