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IVORY COAST COCOA STRIKE PASSES 30 DAYS

Cocoa strike exceeding 30 days signals prolonged supply disruption in Ivory Coast.

Context
What happened: The Ivory Coast cocoa strike called by farmers' union SYNAP-CI passed 30 days, with producers at a Daloa rally on 17 October 2026 pledging to continue. Why it matters: The standoff over farm prices is watched by chocolate makers and traders buying beans for the US market. Ecofin warns the gap with Ghana's price could revive smuggling toward Ghana but quantifies no flows. No government or Conseil du Café-Cacao response was found in the reports reviewed.
What changed
The Ivory Coast cocoa strike called by farmers' union SYNAP-CI passed 30 days, with producers at a Daloa rally on 17 October 2026 pledging to continue.
Why it matters
The standoff over farm prices is watched by chocolate makers and traders buying beans for the US market. Ecofin warns the gap with Ghana's price could revive smuggling toward Ghana but quantifies no flows. No government or Conseil du Café-Cacao response was found in the reports reviewed.
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