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 ...

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

Wet October weather damaged cocoa trees again in parts of West Africa, and most recently there have been warm, dry Harmattan winds that usually do not occur from a weak La Niña, he said in a ...

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 ...

Farmers face an uphill battle when it comes to meeting rising food demands while also dealing with more erratic weather ...

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 ...

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