Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports ...

The company has two other cocoa plants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one in Mount Joy and the West Lincoln plant in Lititz; two in Ontario, Canada in Burlington and Georgetown, plus plants in ...

Phytophthora-infected cacao pods develop lesions, which eventually host white fluffy growth before the pods shrivel into a ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for ...

He packaged the sweet chocolates in lovely heart-shaped boxes adorned with Cupids and rosebuds, and marketed them around Valentine’s Day.

The cost of cocoa reached a record high in December 2024, and the price keeps climbing. How is industry reacting and what ...