(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

Belgian ingredients company Puratos and California-based startup California Cultured have partnered to develop lab-grown cocoa, which could provide a more consistent alternative to traditional cocoa ...

Professor William Coffie, Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company PLC (CPC), has called for increased value addition to ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday declared that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully committed to reviving Nigeria’s cocoa industry, with a strategic shift from raw cocoa ...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) today is up +642 (+7.81%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) is up +298 (+4.59%). Cocoa prices today have extended this week's sharp rally, with NY cocoa posting ...

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has entered into a partnership with the Johnvents Industries Limited to boost cocoa production in the country. It said ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon plans to double its cocoa processing capacity to about 30 percent of its total production or nearly 70,000 tonnes of beans per year by adding 10 new processing units, a ...

Chocolate produced in the Amazon is internationally recognized for its unique flavor. A study by researchers at São Paulo ...

Climate change may relocate cocoa farming in Colombia, with lowland regions becoming less reliable and higher elevations gaining suitability.