LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has welcomed the government’s renewed policy direction aimed at increasing the local processing of ...

By Marcelo Teixeira, Oliver Griffin and May Angel SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the brakes on new planting projects following a 70% plunge in cocoa prices from ...

Climate change may relocate cocoa farming in Colombia, with lowland regions becoming less reliable and higher elevations gaining suitability.

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...

Cameroon is pushing further into cocoa processing, adding new industrial capacity as it seeks to capture more value from one of its flagship ...

A cocoa company from the western African nation of Ghana says it's opening a processing plant in Franklin that would be the largest food and beverage investment by an Africa-based company in the U.S.

Global cocoa markets are entering 2026 with renewed uncertainty, and the implications are particularly important for Ghana, ...

President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted agriculture as a key area of cooperation between Ghana and South Korea, with a focus on boosting rice production and adding value to cocoa.

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the lowlands of the Caribbean region and ...

To protect farmers and secure the long-term sustainability of the cocoa sector, Ghana must adopt a bold strategy that prioritizes local content, domestic value addition, and farmer-centered economic ...