Spotlight | Africa
Touton's sale to hedge fund Hartree clouds cocoa and coffee outlook

Cocoa bean sorting in Soubré in southwestern Ivory Coast, January 2021.
Cocoa bean sorting in Soubré in southwestern Ivory Coast, January 2021. © Luc Gnago / Reuters
Led by Patrick de Boussac, the French trader is finalising discussions with the American firm bidding to acquire it. This is the US company's second transaction in six months in the agricultural trading sector on the continent, following its acquisition of the Swiss company Volcafe in July 2025. [...]
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