Tag: Cocoa

Nigeria’s Cocoa Output Seen by Industry Rising 10% in 2013-14

Cocoa output in Nigeria, the world’s fourth-biggest producer, is expected to advance by 10 percent in 2013-14 as rising prices last year lead to the planting of more disease-resistant beans, an industry group said. Cocoa rallied 21 percent in New York last year partly on speculation dry weather would damage […]

Nigeria Realised $900m from Export of Cocoa in 2012

The Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga has disclosed that Nigeria realised about $900m from the export of cocoa and cocoa products in 2012.He stated this during the National Sensitisation Workshop of the project on Sanitary PhytoSanitary Stardards Capacity Building in Africa at Chelsea Hotel, Abuja.In his address read […]