Tuesday closed up +386 (+3.45%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +236 (+2.62%). Cocoa prices Tuesday rallied ...

The cacao trees mature at five years and begin to flower on the trunk. The flowers are pollinated by midges, a small fly.

Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the ...

Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and ...

Tree crops – for example, apple, cherry, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao – cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, ...

So, 10 years ago Dr Matthew decided to experiment with cocoa trees, hoping they would generate some funds to support the rest of the farm. He bought some saplings and planted them. It didn't go well.

a fast-moving disease spread by insects that kills the cocoa tree within a few years of infection. To insulate producers from wild price swings, governments in Ghana and Ivory Coast set price ...

Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation ...

Cocoa powder vs. cacao powder The plant used to make chocolate is called the cacao tree. It makes a fruit called cacao beans. Raw beans can be crushed into cacao powder. But if the beans are ...

Cocoa was the best performing commodity in 2024, outpacing even bitcon, as prices surged 132 percent, hitting a record high of ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +56 (+0.49%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +29 (+0.32%). Cocoa prices today added to Monday's sharp gains. Crop production concerns in West ...