Like many in the area, Mr Posseni said he is “extremely worried” about the future if the situation worsens. “By 2030, if ...

The global cocoa market is facing mounting pricing pressures emanating from key producing countries—Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

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Growing up in Nigeria's cocoa farming area of Ikom in the southeast, Anyoghe Akwa did not see much of a future, so instead he ...

Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, Easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this year than last. In the United States, retail chocolate prices were ...

Cocoa farmers in Ghana are testing new ways of growing their crops as shifting weather patterns take a toll on yields. Among ...

Ghana’s cocoa risks being rejected by the European mar­ket if found to be contaminat­ed with heavy metals, Mr Jeroen ...

If those plans work out, the industry could shift from West Africa back to Brazil, where the cocoa tree is native. But some cocoa researchers are worried the mega projects are based on thousands ...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) today is up +22 (+0.25%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is up +160 (+2.53%). Cocoa prices today recovered from 1-week lows and are moderately higher. Short ...

Cocoa prices today are sharply lower on signs that improved weather conditions in West Africa are benefitting ... in the Ivory Coast reported, "Cocoa trees continue to re-flower, and the cherelles ...

Sierra Leone’s present beauty and past pain are intimately bound. A journey from the West African country’s jungles to its ...