From farm gate to Antwerp: MD TRADE Sarl RDC is on the ground in North Kivu MD TRADE Sarl RDC, our Congolese company, is now buying cocoa on the ground in Beni, North Kivu, DR Congo. Our team is at the markets and farm gates every week, in the field vests you see below, buyin... Cocoa EUDR & compliance Origin notes 3 Nov 2026
A. Renders Beyond West Africa: why cocoa buyers are looking east to Beni and Kivu For years, buying cocoa mostly meant buying West African cocoa. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana still supply around half of the world's beans, and most European grinders are built around them. This season is ... Cocoa Market commentary Origin notes 1 Nov 2026
A. Renders From Beni to Antwerp: inside the East African corridor for Congolese coffee and cocoa Eastern DR Congo grows excellent coffee and cocoa. It is also more than a thousand kilometres from the nearest ocean port. For a roaster or processor in Europe, the question is not only how good a lot... Cocoa Coffee Origin notes 19 Oct 2026
A. Renders EUDR in practice: what green coffee and cocoa buyers need from 30 December 2026 After two postponements, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) now has a fixed start. From 30 December 2026, large and medium-sized companies may only place coffee and coco... Cocoa Coffee EUDR & compliance 12 Oct 2026
A. Renders Our team on the ground: meet Elvis, MD Trade's representative in Beni Many traders buy African coffee and cocoa through a chain of agents they have never met. We chose a different route. In Beni, North Kivu, MD Trade has its own office on Boulevard Nyamwisi, and its own... Cocoa Coffee Origin notes 12 Oct 2026
A. Renders EUDR countdown: what 30 December 2026 means for coffee and cocoa in transit or in stock The European Commission confirmed in May 2026 that there will be no third postponement of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). From 30 December 2026, large and medium-sized companies may only place... Cocoa Coffee EUDR & compliance 12 Oct 2026
A. Renders Coffee and cocoa in September 2026: cocoa slides 20%, arabica gives back its summer gains September 2026 was a month of reversals. Cocoa started at an 11-month high and finished near a 2-month low. Arabica fell to its lowest level since the summer before a late bounce, while robusta held u... Cocoa Coffee Market commentary 4 Oct 2026
