Massive cross-border smuggling and impending union strikes threaten your contracted cocoa volumes in Ivory Coast. Producer unions threaten to blockade all deliveries to Abidjan unless the government purchases residual stocks at premium rates. Simultaneously, the severe price gap with Ghana drives massive smuggling operations across the eastern border. Secure your mid-crop allocations immediately and verify your supply chain security ahead of the impending delivery blockades.
Watch: Sean Hagarty breaks down the Ivory Coast cocoa crisis -- union port blockades, price collapse, and Ghana smuggling arbitrage.
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