For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are ...

Farmgate cocoa prices in Malaysia are mainly influenced by global supply and demand trends, rather than changes in the exchange rate. Strong demand for pepper MPIC Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong ...

Bhd, a traditionally resilient stock, has experienced a sharp downturn, with its share price plunging 32.08% year-to-date ...

The cocoa market is expected to return to ... tight global inventories following three years of deficit. Prices are expected to trend lower if these additional supply risks do not materialise ...

Fadillah also led the Malaysian delegation to Nairobi, Kenya in July to explore the trends and growth potential ... Based on this current performance, Malaysia’s cocoa industry will continue ...

Cocoa prices have fallen by more than 30% in 2025, reversing the sharp gains seen in global markets last year. After hitting record highs, the commodity has been on a downward trend this year.

"Cocoa beans from Malaysia, Thailand and Madagascar have also become expensive," Liu says. "Good beans are often out of stock. It is quite stressful." Consumers will also pay the price: a cocoa ...

Maninder Kahrod, a chocolatier who owns The Chocolate Quarter in Birmingham, said it had become harder and harder to make ends meet as the price of cocoa continued to soar. The price has more than ...