Cocoa was the best-performing commodity in 2024, outpacing even bitcoin, but that hasn’t stopped farmers from abandoning the crop. Farmers in the top cocoa-producing region of the world are ...
An curved arrow pointing right. A huge cocoa shortage has hit the world's top cocoa-growing countries. Now, for the third year in a row, there are not enough cocoa beans to meet global demand.
Bad weather, failed government policies and a fast-spreading virus are reducing output from the world’s top cocoa-growing countries. Cocoa was the best-performing commodity in 2024, outpacing ...
He said by prioritising farmer payments and welfare, COCOBOD would maintain stability in the industry. The new CEO said he would integrate cocoa farmers' input into all policy decisions, acknowledging ...
Despite the dwindling global stockpile, Van Dort noted that producers outside the top cocoa-growing countries gain from elevated global cocoa prices through the provision of incentives for farm ...