If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.

In the heart of West Africa, where the world's finest cocoa beans are cultivated, Chinese investment has built new processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the outskirts of Abidjan ...

Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa-producing countries, said spotty rainfall over the past two weeks has been insufficient for tree regeneration and flowering.

Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa-producing countries, said spotty rainfall over the past two weeks has been insufficient for tree regeneration and flowering.

ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is down -245 (-2.36%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is down -156 (-1.91%). Cocoa prices ...

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 ...

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

Consequently, they are often filled with beans from Cameroon or Nigeria, which are less favoured by chocolate makers than those from Ivory Coast or Ghana. “You would expect cocoa that’s ...

Sixty to 70 percent of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa, with Ivory Coast and Ghana accounting for a combined half of global supply, said David Branch, commodities analyst for Wells ...

Christian Aid’s report is being published at the same time as a study from Climate Central which reveals that West Africa’s “cocoa belt” across Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Nigeria ...