ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) today is down -370 (-3.78%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) is down -218 (-3.33%). Cocoa prices ...

Tuesday closed down -25 (-0.26%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed down -82 (-1.23%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday ...

This combination of advanced technology and hard fieldwork allowed us to create the first high-resolution map of cocoa production across West Africa. And what the map tells us is worrying.

The El Nino last year caused particularly hot wet weather in Western Africa, which has impacted the quality of the cocoa harvest. In addition, there's a disease which is sweeping through the West ...

Cocoa prices today are sharply lower on signs that improved weather conditions in West Africa are benefitting the cocoa crops in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two largest cocoa producers.

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame.

Cocoa futures hit the highest level in more than seven months as West Africa’s production prospects dim, threatening global supplies at a time of historically low inventories. The most-active ...

Experts say 75% of the world's cocoa supply comes from West Africa, which has had three consecutive years of bad crops including too much rain and root rot followed by drought. "Since January 2024 ...

Cocoa futures soared as much as 12% in New York, the biggest intraday jump in three months, as dry weather in the world’s top producers fuels concerns about output in the upcoming season.

Cocoa trees grow about 20 degrees north and south of the equator in regions with warm weather and abundant rain, including West Africa and South America. Climate change is expected to dry out the ...

This combination of advanced technology and hard fieldwork allowed us to create the first high-resolution map of cocoa production across West Africa. And what the map tells us is worrying.