Ivory Coast's president-elect Alassane Ouattara imposes cocoa export ban - Telegraph

The price of cocoa is expected to spike on Monday after the Ivory Coast's president-elect, Alassane Ouattara, imposed a one-month ban on cocoa exports in an effort to oust his rival.
(...)

Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans and accounts for approximately one third of global production.

The price of cocoa had already hit a five-month high last week – at $2, 150 (£1,340) per tonne in London – over concerns about political unrest following the disputed election.

Telegraph, pr