Cocoa's Economic Importance in Brazil Cocoa production holds traditional and economic significance in Brazil, particularly in the regions of Bahia an...
2 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
Everyone knows that Halloween wouldn’t be complete without candy, but trick-or-treaters may find themselves with fewer chocolates filling their buck...
The Journey of Coopermata: From Local Sales to Global Exporter The story of a cooperative that started in Southern Bahia-Brazil and is now exporting ...
3 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
A Marathon Runner with a Mission Political scientist Anna Paula Losi is not just a marathon runner in the literal sense, participating in races from ...
Major agricultural commodities continue to move higher, reflecting the negative impacts caused by adverse weather conditions in several producing coun...
Ghana's government has made a historic decision, increasing the producer price of cocoa by over 129%. The new price came into effect on September 11, ...
4 months ago • By Elizabeth Gilbert
Price Increases Yet Steady Consumption In 2024, despite a global crisis in cocoa production and rising raw material prices, chocolate continues to re...
4 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
The cocoa harvest in Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, is approaching with a renewed sense of hope. After three years of weather-re...
5 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
International cocoa prices are increasing significantly, generating palpable optimism among producers in the region. For its part, Peru is experienc...
Cocoa futures prices rose significantly on Monday. September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24) rose +369 (+4.91%), while September ICE London #7 cocoa (CAU24) ...
Cocoa prices have risen sharply on the New York Stock Exchange, mainly due to technical factors, following a 3.5% drop the previous day. The December ...
The Minister for Productive Agriculture and Lands, Wilmar Castro Soteldo, reported this month that Venezuela and China signed protocols for the export...
Ghana Limits Cocoa Purchases Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, plans to limit some cocoa purchases for the upcoming season. This move...
5 months ago • By Elizabeth Gilbert
Shift in Chocolate Production Due to high raw material costs, more food companies are considering using alternatives to cocoa butter in their chocola...
6 months ago • By Elizabeth Gilbert
The first half of 2024 recorded a 37.4% drop in the volume of national beans received by the cocoa processing industry. There were 58.3 thousand ton...
6 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
Cocoa futures contracts opened with a drop of 0.5% this Monday, with securities due in September being quoted at US$7,662 per ton. This movement i...
Peruvian Government's Export Plans The Peruvian government plans to increase the volume of cocoa, coffee, and chocolate exports to Russia, accordin...
Cocoa prices continued the downward movement registered since the end of last week on the New York Stock Exchange, and closed lower for the fifth cons...
Currently, the record price of cocoa beans on the international market favours producers dedicated to cocoa farming in the state of EspĂrito Sant...
7 months ago • By Marcelo Morais
The state of Pará is the absolute leader in cocoa production in Brazil. According to the Executive Committee of the Cocoa Farming Plan (Ceplac), ...