While Europeans eat the most chocolate and Europe is the leading processor of cocoa beans, chocolate’s key ingredient, the continent lacks the hot and humid conditions needed to grow the ...

Cocoa flowers grow into cherelles, and then 22 weeks later, into pods. Charelles can turn yellow prematurely or even fall more easily from tree trunks when weather conditions are unfavourable.

The company states this state of the art system utilizes *** I ... and led to drought stress on the cocoa trees; torrential rains spread black pod, a fungal disease that affects cocoa trees ...

Over 20 cocoa farmers, Cocobod officials, and local buyers told Reuters that farms are showing healthier pods than the previous season due to improved rainfall and sunshine, as well as the timely ...

Today, people use parts of the carob pod as a chocolate substitute, natural thickeners, and animal feed. When roasted, powder from the carob fruit resembles the taste of cocoa. Carob is a similar ...

Thanks to weather conditions that have roiled production at the prime cocoa bean farms of West Africa ... dust that blocked light needed for bean pods to grow, reducing yields, according to ...

All cocoa powders come from cocoa beans, but the difference lies in how they’re processed. Cocoa powder can range from light tan to jet black with varying pH levels that affect how it interacts ...

Instead, you’ll find more tart and fruity sweets. High cocoa prices, combined with a growing preference among Millennial and Gen Z consumers for chewy and sour treats, have prompted many ...

DIVO, Ivory Coast, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Following heavy rain in much of Ivory Coast, pod counters and exporters are starting to lower their production forecasts for the main cocoa crop due to high ...