"[T]he cocoa industry faces severe human rights issues, including child labor and forced labor driven by extreme poverty." ...

Cocoa prices soared to a fresh record high, topping the $12,000-a-ton mark as the crop outlook for West Africa worsens, fueling concerns of supply shortfalls. Midday on Wednesday, New York-traded ...

Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 16.1% year-on-year in November to 60,694 metric tons, data from exporter association GEPEX ...

Cocoa farmers in Ghana are hoping new farming techniques and better fall weather will help reverse decreased crop yields. Smaller harvests due to climate change have resulted in rising chocolate ...

The irony is that even though cocoa prices are now falling on the expectation of better harvests in West Africa, pricing on shelf in 2025 could still be up double digits in percentage ... more benign ...