If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.

According to the cocoa farmers, proceeds from cocoa farming in the outgoing season tripled what they realised in the previous ...

There are thousands of varieties of beans in the world. Green, yellow, purple, spotted, or, striped beans with round, flat, ...

(The Conversation) — A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown ... secured a World Bank loan of US$200 million to rehabilitate plantations affected by the cocoa swollen shoot virus.

Malaysia’s cocoa production needs to be increased with the involvement of more industry players and smallholders in an effort ...

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.

Extreme weather and under-investment in farms in West Africa has disrupted cocoa bean plantations, with reduced crop yields as a result. In the last 12 months the wholesale price of cocoa has seen ...

Cacao beans held great prominence in the daily lives ... a drink made from the cocoa-plant, which they said he took before visiting his wives." The Spaniards noted that the Aztecs could walk ...