March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Monday closed up +147 (+3.50%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) closed up +73 (+2.43%).

(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 ...

Extreme heat, erratic rainfall, and disease are disrupting cocoa production in West Africa, which supplies most of the ...

A dramatic decline in cocoa production owing to bad weather and disease in West Africa caused prices to skyrocket, putting pressure on European chocolate makers and raising prices for consumers ...

In 2019, the Ivory Coast alone produced approximately 2.1 million metric tons of cocoa beans. The nation is expected to produce a similar volume of cocoa beans during the 2021/2022 crop year. Cocoa ...

WASHINGTON, DC- Experts focused on improving labor practices on West African cocoa farms gathered on Tuesday, October 3rd, at a unique, first-ever forum, led by the United States Department of State ...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) today is up +139 (+1.45%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24) is unchanged. NY cocoa prices today are moderately higher. Dry weather in West Africa could curb the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Three factors are at play: environmental, ...

WASHINGTON, DC- February 13, 2007 ““ An expanded range of programs supported by the world’s cocoa and chocolate industry, including the World Cocoa Foundation (www.WorldCocoaFoundation.org), will help ...