(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 ...
You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...
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 ...
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 ...