ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +324 (+2.90%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +208 (+2.31%). Cocoa prices today ...

The cacao trees mature at five years and begin to flower on the trunk. The flowers are pollinated by midges, a small fly.

Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the ...

Tree crops – for example, apple, cherry, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao – cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, ...

Some Ivory Coast and Nigerian cocoa farmers reported that cocoa trees are beginning to suffer the effects of the seasonal dry and dusty Harmattan winds, with leaves turning yellow and the ...

So, 10 years ago Dr Matthew decided to experiment with cocoa trees, hoping they would generate some funds to support the rest of the farm. He bought some saplings and planted them. It didn't go well.

Cocoa powder vs. cacao powder The plant used to make chocolate is called the cacao tree. It makes a fruit called cacao beans. Raw beans can be crushed into cacao powder. But if the beans are ...

Cocoa was the best performing commodity in 2024, outpacing even bitcon, as prices surged 132 percent, hitting a record high of ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Thursday closed down -319 (-2.95%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -217 (-2.48%). Cocoa prices Thursday fell to 1-week lows and closed moderately ...

There’s dark chocolate, milk chocolate and even white chocolate, but they all start with beans from the cacoa plant theobroma cacao, also known as the Chocolate Fruit Tree. These trees grow near ...