(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 ...
Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and with room for a small tree where it can have a shady overstory, it’s worth ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As long as there is chocolate, there will be happiness.​” But how much does the average person really know about chocolate? The Morton Arboretum’s annual Chocolate Weekend expo, taking place Jan. 31 ...