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 ...

Cocoa is made from the beans of the cacao tree, which thrives in humid climates. The crop is struggling in these drying regions , and so are the farmers who grow it. This is not just Brazil’s story.

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 ...

Cameroon, Africa’s fourth-biggest cocoa producer, will construct 2,500 ovens to dry beans in the South West region, where heavy rains slow down the process, said James Mosima Lobe, president of ...

Cocoa Beans Drying (IMAGE) Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Caption. The cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is farmed within biodiversity hotspots of West Africa, South America, and Southeast ...

Dry weather in West Africa has lifted cocoa futures, with supply concerns boosting a commodity that saw prices fall in 2021. November to March is the dry season in the Ivory Coast, by far the ...

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 ...

If you love sweets, you will associate cocoa butter with all things chocolate. Right from chocolate bars to finger-licking good cake to chocolate flavoured ice cream, this natural fat is a key ...

If you are preparing to make a chocolate cake, use some dry cocoa to "flour" the pan. No white residue, and the bottom looks as good as the top. PEGGY,Hiwasse, Ark. How old are some of the spices ...