As far back as 1894, the government imposed rules stating that Belgian chocolate must contain at least 35% pure cacao. In most cases, in order for Belgian chocolate to be "Belgian Chocolate," it must, ...

Tuesday closed up +229 (+2.68%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed up +58 (+0.96%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday added ...

Monday closed up +730 (+8.63%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed up +214 (+3.69%). Cocoa prices on Monday ...

Monday's government data showed that Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1.6 MMT of cocoa to ports this marketing year from October 1 to June 1, up +6.7% from last year but down from the much larger +35% ...

Monday's government data showed that Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1.6 MMT of cocoa to ports this marketing year from October 1 to June 1, up +6.7% from last year but down from the much larger +35% ...

After dark, motorcycle couriers arrive at warehouses in Ivorian towns near the frontier and load up with two or three sacks of cocoa, each weighing about 65 kilograms (143 pounds).

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season, which runs officially from April to mid-November, when rains are abundant and often heavy. However, they were below average ...

Ivory Coast has reached a major milestone in its energy transition with the development of what's said to be the world's first biomass plant, which converts cocoa waste into electricity for the ...

Soil moisture is helping the April-to-September mid-crop to develop across most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions, farmers said on Monday, adding that they hoped for a mix of rain and ...

Adverse weather, crop disease and aging plantations have taken a heavy toll on cocoa production in Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest grower of the key chocolate-making ingredient.

The average estimate for this year's Ivory Coast mid-crop is 400,000 MT, down -9% from last year's 440,000 MT. The rebound in current cocoa inventories is bearish for prices.