(The Conversation) — A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of ... farmers have tended to abandon old farms and start anew in fresh forests. Unfortunately, finding new forests ...

Mar NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posted fresh contract highs ... Recently harvested cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast signal lower quality, with counts of about 105 beans per 100 grams.

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has confirmed that the Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of quantities of cocoa beans to the neighbouring countries of ...

Mar NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posted fresh contract highs ... Recently harvested cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast signal lower quality, with counts of about 105 beans per 100 grams.

Mr Asumanu said smuggling causes huge economic loss to the nation, because cocoa contributes hugely to the economy, and urged the public to support it in the fight against smuggling of the beans ...

Cocoa beans demand fell in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the year as a whole, though it remains relatively stable, according to a report from the European Cocoa Association.

Edible oil prices were mixed in 2024. Nearby March soybean oil futures fell 16% despite strong export sales early in the ...

Now, for the third year in a row, there are not enough cocoa beans to meet global demand. In 2024, cocoa prices soared to all-time highs. But what caused the shortage? And what does this mean for ...

(Bloomberg) -- Cocoa futures in New York erased earlier gains Monday as traders monitor Ivory Coast bean deliveries for ... That has coincided with fresh worries about West African supplies ...

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of quantities of cocoa beans to the neighbouring countries of either Togo or Burkina Faso, the Ghana Cocoa Board ...