Cameroon nears full cocoa traceability as EU deadline looms, but risks remain
CAMEROON, JUL 21 – Cameroon registered 24,800 cocoa farmers and mapped over 28,000 plots to comply with EU rules banning cocoa linked to deforestation after 2020, securing access to key export markets.
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Pushed by the rise in international prices, Ecuadorian cocoa continues to gain space and foreign exchange in the different markets to which it is exported; while home in it also continues to seduce producers of other crops, such as bananas, who change in search of capturing part of that bonanza.
Cameroon Nears Full Cocoa Traceability As EU Deadline Looms, but Risks Remain
Yaounde - Cameroon has announced that 99% of its cocoa can now be traced from individual farm plots to the export port - a significant step towards meeting new European Union sustainability requirements.


Cameroon nears full cocoa traceability as EU deadline looms, but risks remain
Cameroon has announced that 99% of its cocoa can now be traced from individual farm plots to the export port - a significant step towards meeting new European Union sustainability requirements.
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Cameroon ready for new EU regulation on cocoa sustainable production
Cameroon is ready for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and declared that 99% of its cocoa production can be traced from its farm plot of origin, a significant milestone for one of Europe’s main exporters of cocoa. The EUDR is set to enter into force on 1 January 2026, after a one-year delay requested by Cameroon and other producer countries, allowing them to better fine-tune their tracing systems to comply. The regulation wil…
The new figure is in line with the trend observed internationally, where the price of cocoa negotiated on the London ICE stock exchange has lost almost 34.4% of its value since December 2024, reaching USD 8,285 per tonne. This trend reflects increased world production, notably by Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
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