A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world ...

KANSAS CITY — The global cocoa market has endured mixed supply and demand signals this year, which means uncertainty now and in the months ahead. In a nutshell, cocoa bean futures in London reached ...

The chocolate industry is having a meltdown. Cocoa prices have doubled since the start of the year, as crops in West Africa — which produces 80% of the world’s cocoa — have been hit by droughts made ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +1,193 (+11.78%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +997 (+12.28%). Cocoa prices today are soaring on crop production concerns in West Africa. Some ...

KANSAS CITY — Plummeting supply and surging prices have insinuated a meltdown in the chocolate market. And analysts are growing less hopeful for a quick correction. Nearby New York ICE cocoa bean ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is down -355 (-3.78%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is down -359 (-4.64%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower, with London cocoa falling to a 1-week low. An ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Many people would love having an endless supply of chocolate right in their backyard, but there is a reason why a cocoa tree isn’t a backyard garden staple. The Theobroma cacao ...