Cocoa exporters in Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest producer of the beans, have been ordered to suspend all cocoa and coffee shipments for a month, according to the government of president-elect Alassane Ouattara.
The halt in exports runs from tomorrow to Feb. 23, according to an e-mailed statement from the office of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and signed by Ouattara’s Justice Minister Jeannot Ahoussou. Cocoa rose to an 11-month high in New York on Jan. 21 on speculation that steps to remove the incumbent president will disrupt exports.
