(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 ...

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 ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +414 (+4.26%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +242 (+3.10%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher as insufficient rain in West Africa sparked short ...

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 makers around the world ...

Cacao has long been a sought-after raw material for the worlds food industry. At first glance, it therefore seems surprising that biology knows little about the pollination of the cacao tree – ...