African countries saw a notable increase in chocolate product exports. Côte d'Ivoire led the continent, exporting over 51,000 ...

However, the way cocoa beans are sold is based on different standards in each country, with cocoa trading systems across Africa often being greatly varied in their structures. In Ivory Coast ...

The writer is the founder and chief investment officer of Andurand Capital Management The outlook for cocoa beans offers unwelcome ... to lower usage rates. West Africa is also grappling with ...

Cocoa futures hit the highest ... The key growing regions in West Africa have entered the seasonal Harmattan period that can dry out the soil and stress crops. Lower soil moisture and minimal rains ...

Boahen-Aidoo was addressing a durbar of Cocoa Farmers at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Western-South Region ... a farmer could now harvest 20 bags of Cocoa beans. The CEO said the government had ...

India only accounts for 1% of the world's cocoa bean production. Global production is currently dominated by West Africa, where Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana between them produce more than half of the ...