Côte d’Ivoire: Producer Card Becomes Mandatory as Cocoa Season Opens
The main cocoa marketing season opens on 1 September in Côte d’Ivoire, alongside the announcement of a new farm-gate price. The date also marks the entry into force of a national traceability system requiring producers to present a producer card.
Côte d’Ivoire will open its main cocoa marketing season on 1 September. The launch is expected to be accompanied by the announcement of a new farm-gate price per kilogramme of cocoa, although the amount has not been specified in the available information.
The opening of the season also coincides with the entry into force of the national traceability system in the sector. The producer card is now mandatory.
Identifying producers and tracking beans
According to information reported by RFI, the card is intended to improve the identification of cocoa producers. The scheme also aims to strengthen oversight of bean flows and secure transactions carried out as part of marketing activities.
The requirement therefore takes effect at the start of the main sales period for Ivorian cocoa. It combines the opening of the season, the setting of a new farm-gate price and the operational rollout of a tool to trace stakeholders and transactions.
A procedural change for marketing
The measure is not limited to the administrative identification of producers: it is presented as a tool for tracking beans and securing operations. However, the sources provided do not detail either the practical arrangements for issuing the card or possible penalties for failing to have the document.
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