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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 ...

From red meat debates to vague processing rules in the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and volatile cocoa supply, CPG brands face mounting pressure to adapt product strategy and sourcing.

It is a common belief that when food undergoes various forms of processing, the health benefits of that food are greatly reduced. A team of scientists at the Pennsylvania State University have found ...

India aims for cocoa self-sufficiency with a new program to boost production and reduce import dependency, announced by ...

In a factory in southern Ivory Coast, where machines hum to produce chocolate bars and spreads, twin brothers dream of becoming “giants of cocoa processing”. Ivory Coast, which holds its presidential ...

Chocolate prices will likely climb even higher as West African cocoa processing plants can no longer afford to buy the bean. According to Reuters, state-owned Transcao, one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest ...

Cocoa futures in New York fell below $4,000 per metric ton for the first time since 2023, further erasing much of a ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon plans to double its cocoa processing capacity to about 30 percent of its total production or nearly 70,000 tonnes of beans per year by adding 10 new processing units, a ...

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