Cocoa smuggled from the world’s largest producer, Ivory Coast, is leading to supply shortages and traceability concerns.

ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) on Friday closed down -90 (-0.91%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed down -169 (-2.56%).

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is fully committed to reviving the cocoa industry ... a crude oil-backed forward-sale finance facility by ...

These beans undergo multiple steps, including fermentation and conching, before being transformed into smooth, rich chocolate. Witness the magic of how raw cacao is turned into your favorite ...

As well as all the regular costs and challenges facing a small Irish business, they have had to reckon with a huge increase in the cost of their main ingredient - cocoa beans. On international ...

ensuring that revenue flows back to farmers and cocoa workers. By processing raw beans into high-value products such as cocoa powder and butter, the company aims to bridge the gap between ...

Specifically, cashew nuts contributed N38.4 billion; sesame seeds N19.4 billion, raw cocoa beans N6.8 billion, and fermented cocoa beans N4.6 billion. In 2020, the sector’s agro exports value ...

The raw cocoa beans - chocolate's main ingredient - is the country's major export product. The chocolate confectionery market generated a revenue of US$133.6 billion in 2024, the German data ...

This highlights the distinct flavor of the beans in the final ... be as enticing to cocoa sellers. In some instances, current market conditions have resulted in the sale of their cocoa to other ...

"Cocoa fermentation is a critical process in the production of chocolate, transforming raw cocoa beans into a form suitable for chocolate making," says Sarin Partrick, chief executive of India Cocoa.