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09.07.26 - 17:48
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Africa CDC Urges Congo to Pay Striking Ebola Workers (Bloomberg)
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Democratic Republic of Congo to speed up overdue payments to Ebola responders after strikes in the epidemic's epicenter threatened efforts to contain what officials say is the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak....
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09.07.26 - 12:45
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Cocoa Prices Rally As Jefferies Warns Of "Perfect Storm" In West Africa (ZeroHedge)
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Cocoa Prices Rally As Jefferies Warns Of "Perfect Storm" In West Africa
Cocoa futures in New York have doubled since the start of March and have now climbed back toward levels not seen since late 2025, around $6,000 a ton, as Jefferies analysts warn that a "perfect storm's a-brewing" across West Africa, the world's top cocoa-farming region.
Jefferies analyst Scott Marks wrote in a note on Tuesday that new weather concerns center on Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's top cocoa-growing regions.
He said that temperatures in both countries have been about 2F below five-year averages since March, while rainfall in June ran about 46% above average in Ivory Coast and 52% above average in Ghana. Excess rain increases the risk of black pod and brown rot.
Early surveys of Ivory Coast's 2026/27 crop point to below-average cherelle formation and poor pod development.
Industry estimates now show around 1.7 to 1.8 million metric tons, down about 18% from roughly 2.2 million tons in...
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