Cocoa futures rise to their highest level in at least 24 years, as dry weather in major cocoa-producing countries cut global supplies.

Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono. AFP via Getty Images “We need massive demand destruction to catch up with the supply ...

Instead of tossing the cocoa pods, researchers preserved them, specifically extracting the endocarp — the innermost layer of the husks that surround the cocoa beans and pulp — then drying and ...

Cocoa prices today are sharply lower and posted 1-1/2 week lows as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels, eased dry conditions. and sparked ...

Dry weather and high temperatures continued last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions, raising concerns for the size and quality of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on ...

ABIDJAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week while the seasonal dry Harmattan wind began to blow, farmers said on Monday.