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

Tuesday closed up +386 (+3.45%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +236 (+2.62%). Cocoa prices Tuesday rallied ...

Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and ...

Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and ...

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

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

This rare variety of chocolate was an important staple in Aztec society, even being used as currency. Today, it's a rare but ...

Where Does Raw Cacao Come From? Raw cacao comes from the beans of the Theobroma cacao tree. The beans, technically seeds, grow within pods in the Baba part of the plant. The Baba is a fleshy white ...

a fast-moving disease spread by insects that kills the cocoa tree within a few years of infection. To insulate producers from wild price swings, governments in Ghana and Ivory Coast set price ...

Bad weather, failed government policies and a fast-spreading virus are reducing output from the world’s top cocoa-growing countries.

It uses non-GMO ingredients, including cacao beans traceable down to the farmer, to ensure premium chocolate bars at a fair price. I felt like the elegant Cherries & Almonds in Dark Chocolate bar ...