Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...

Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...

Cocoa dropped in New York, heading for a weekly decline, amid concerns about weaker demand in the wake of record prices.

Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Thursday due to West African cocoa crop concerns. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa-producing countries, said spotty ...

ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +397 (+3.97%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +175 (+2.19%). Cocoa prices today ...

Climate change is substantially affecting cocoa production in a region of Africa that accounts for more than 70% of global ...

It will be harder to find sweet deals on chocolate this Valentine’s Day. In fact, the cost of chocolate might put a bitter ...

If urgent action isn’t taken, key cocoa-producing regions like Ivory Coast and Ghana — responsible for 60 percent of the ...

Cocoa prices are under pressure as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels, eased dry conditions, and sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. Losses in cocoa accelerated ...

a cocoa grower in Ghana, described climate change as one of the most serious problems affecting production throughout West ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame.

Climate change is having a significant impact on cocoa production in West and Central Africa, according to a study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The region accounts for more than 70% ...