(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 ...

In 2024, a surge in cocoa on international markets reached more than $12,000 per metric ton, the highest in decades. Then it ...

KANSAS CITY — The global cocoa market has endured mixed supply and demand signals this year, which means uncertainty now and in the months ahead. In a nutshell, cocoa bean futures in London reached ...

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...

Cocoa bean fermentation is a complex and dynamic microbiological process that transforms harvested cocoa pods into precursors essential for flavour and quality in chocolate production. This process ...

Cocoa beans contain a variety of phyto, or plant nutrients, such as polyphenols like theobromine and caffeine.

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