(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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental disruptions due to climate change are causing cacao trees to die, raising chocolate prices and underscoring the need ...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) Wednesday closed up +457 (+6.29%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24) closed up +122 (+2.33%). Cocoa prices Wednesday rallied sharply, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 ...

Dutch chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has long been at the forefront of pushing for more sustainability in cocoa production. The company has set up a blockchain-backed traceability system based on ...

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