Ivory Coast issues 107 cocoa export licences for 2026/27 season
Ivory Coast issues 107 cocoa export licences for 2026/27 season ABIDJAN, Aug 31(Reuters) - Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, has granted cocoa export licences to 107 companies and cooperatives for the 2026/27 season, down from 109 last season, according to a decision issued by the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) regulator.
They include major cocoa traders and chocolate makers such as Olam OLAG.SI, CEMOI, Barry Callebaut BARN.S, Touton, Sucden, Nestle NESN.S and Cargill.
Below is the full list of exporters and cooperatives authorised by the CCC to purchase and export cocoa beans and products during the season.
Exporters:
AFCOTRADE TRADING SA
AFRICA SOURCING SA
AKAGNY CACAO SA
AKAKANE SA
ALSE COMMODITIES SA
ASONDO SA
ATLANTIC COCOA CORPORATION CI SA
AWAHUS SERVICES SARL
BARRY CALLEBAUT NEGOCE SA
BEAN IVOIRE SAS
CACAO & CO SA
CACAO SA
CAP SA
CARGILL COCOA SARL
CARGILL WEST AFRICA SA
CEMOI CHOCOLAT SA
CEMOI COTE D'IVOIRE SA
CEMOI TRADING SA
CENTRAL INDUSTRIE SARL
COCOVOR SA
CODICAO SA
COEX CI SA
COMPAGNIE CACAOYERE DU BANDAMAN SA
COTE D'IVOIRE COMMODITIES SA
CYRIAN INTERNATIONAL SA
DESTINY COCOA SAU
EBURNY AGRO EXPORT SA
ECOKIM SA
ECORIGINE SA
EDF HOLDING SA
ETC CI SARL
EXPLOIT COMMODITIES SARL
FAIRAGRO TRADE SA
FILDISI COCOA INDUSTRY SA
GCB COCOA CI SA
GREENCAO SA
IVCOM SA
IVORY COCOA PRODUCT SA
KANSO KASSEM SA
KKO PETRUCIEN SA
KINEDEN COMMODITIES SA
MOI FOODS IVORY COAST LTD SARL
NEDEX SA
NESTLE CI SA
OCEAN SA
OLAM IVOIRE SA
OLAM COCOA PROCESSING CI SA
OUTSPAN IVOIRE SA
PLOT ENTREPRISE SA
PROFESSIONAL FOODS INDUSTRIE SA
PURATOS SA
QUANG THIEN IMEX SA
S3C SA
SACC SAS
SACO SA
SCACC SA
SITC SAS
SIVACO SA
SONEMAT SA
STNC SA
SUCDEN CI SA
SUSCOM SA
SUTEC SA
TAFI SA
TAN IVOIRE SA
TOUTON NEGOCE CI SA
TRANSCAO CI SA
TRANSCAO NEGOCE SAU
VALENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADING SARL
ZAMACOM SA
Cooperatives:
CADB COOP CA
CADESA COOP CA
CAPUM SCOOPS
CASB SCOOPS
CAYAT COOP CA
CAYWANDA COOP CA
CNEK COOP CA
COOP CA SOCAPUNA
COOP CA YAWOUBE
COOPAAHS COOP CA
COOPAD COOP CA
ECAM COOP CA
ECAMOI COOP CA
ECAPR COOP CA
ECOOKIM COOP CA
NCB COOP CA
MCOMMODITIES COOP CA
PLAZA COOP CA
SAHS SCOOPS
SCAEDA COOP CA
SCAES COOP CA
SCANZUE COOP CA
SCINPA COOP CA
SCOABIA COOP CA
SCOOPECO COOP CA
SCOOPS SCOGSO
SCOOPS SOCA2PD
SOCAAN COOP CA
SOCAGC SCOOPS
SOCAK KATANA COOP CA
SOCAT COOP CA
SOCODD SCOOPS
SOPLAD COOP CA
TIBONI COOP CA
U. INTER.CC.CI COOP CA
UPRAD COOP CA
WAGAJACA COOP CA
(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Writing by Ayen Deng Bior and Amindeh Blaise Atabong)