INSIGHTS/Cocoa Crisis: West African Crop Disease Spreads
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Cocoa Crisis: West African Crop Disease Spreads

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM GMT+8 TradeStance AI

Swollen shoot virus has spread to 12% of Ivory Coast cocoa plantations, up from 8% last quarter. Industry analysts now project a global deficit of 350K MT for the 2025/26 season.

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