Ivory Coast threatens more expensive cocoa in response to US tariffs

Ivory Coast threatens to raise the price of cocoa in response to US tariffs

Minister says if Ivory Coast’s products are not accepted in the US, the EU can recover all of them

Ivory Coast threatens more expensive cocoa in response to US tariffs

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, could take measures to make the product more expensive if tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump go into effect, the West African country's agriculture minister said on Thursday.

New generation of African chocolatiers gets hobbled by US tariffs - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

DAKAR, Senegal — Dana Mroueh, a small-business owner in Ivory Coast, was negotiating to introduce her organic chocolate bars into stores in New York and Washington when President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on all U.S. imports last week.

Cote d'Ivoire to explore new markets following U.S. tariffs

ABIDJAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire will explore new markets following the imposition by the U.S. government of new tariffs on its products exported to the United States, said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly on Wednesday. Read full story

As the world's leading cocoa producer, Côte d'Ivoire threatens to raise the price of its cocoa if the new customs duties announced by the US administration come into force. This warning was issued on 10 April 2025 by the Minister of Agriculture, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani. This statement comes after...

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