Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on Tighter ICE Cocoa Inventories
WEB1 day ago · On Monday, cocoa prices rose to a 3-week high on news of lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer. Government data Monday showed that Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1. ...
Climate change prompted these scientists to reinvent chocolate
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa...
Ivory Coast Mulls at Least 23% Cocoa Price Hike for Next Harvest
WEB1 day ago · The industry regulator Le Conseil Cafe-Cacao is seeking to set a price between 1,850 CFA and 2,000 CFA per kilogram of well-dried cocoa for the main crop starting in October, according to people ...
Cocoa prices are soaring. Candy makers will need to get creative.
WEBJun 16, 2024 · Prices of cocoa have more than tripled over the last year, creating a big headache for candy makers and other food companies that use the ingredient to make chocolate.
Cocoa Traders Say EU Deforestation Law Set to Fail - Bloomberg
WEB2 days ago · September 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM EDT. Save. Major cocoa traders, amid mounting criticism, have asked the European Union to delay a new environmental regulation aimed at tackling deforestation. The ...
Why Cocoa and Chocolate Prices are Rising - The New York Times
WEBMay 10, 2024. A failed crop, followed by a wave of financial speculation, put cocoa prices on a roller coaster this year, rattling an industry reliant on inexpensive crops and labor. This is not...
Cocoa surpasses $10,000 a tonne as shortages squeeze ‘out of …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The price of cocoa surged past $10,000 a tonne for the first time on Tuesday, as a dizzying rise in prices caused by poor harvests in Africa accelerates. Cocoa futures traded as high as $10,080...
Huge supply shortages put cocoa market under strain - Financial Times
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The cocoa market is coming under strain as traders grapple with a massive shortage of beans and the soaring cost of securing long-term supply contracts in the market.
Exclusive: African cocoa plants run out of beans as global …
WEBLONDON/ACCRA, March 13 (Reuters) - 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...
Latest News Archives - International Cocoa Organization
WEBTaking into account available trade data and published grindings data, cocoa demand outstripped global supply. Considering the market balance, a production deficit of 462,000 tonnes is forecast for the 2023/24 season. Total end-of-season stocks are envisaged at 1.324 million tonnes.