(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 ...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) today is up +360 (+4.23%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) is up +72 (+1.14%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today as a decline in the dollar index (DXY00) has ...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) today is up +10 (+0.19%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) is up +35 (+0.87%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and moved higher as signs of ...
As long as there is chocolate, there will be happiness.​” But how much does the average person really know about chocolate? The Morton Arboretum’s annual Chocolate Weekend expo, taking place Jan. 31 ...
The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations ...