But as prices soared to record levels, Sackey pulled up his cocoa trees, which had been decimated over the past two years by cacao swollen-shoot virus, a disease that causes root necrosis and is ...

These studies highlight the potential benefits of integrating cocoa with other plants to create more sustainable farming systems. One significant area of research has been the identification of ...

BMI (a unit of Fitch Solutions) on Thursday revised up its price forecast for ICE-listed second-month cocoa futures to $7,600 ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Tuesday closed up +168 (+1.46%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +29 (+0.32%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday added to Monday's sharp gains. Crop production ...

Cocoa was the best performing commodity in 2024, outpacing even bitcon, as prices surged 132 percent, hitting a record high of ...

Consequently, as disease ravaged farms and production plummeted, farmers begun replacing cocoa trees with more sustainable palm oil plants, further exacerbating supply issues for confectionary ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Thursday closed down -319 (-2.95%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -217 (-2.48%). Cocoa prices Thursday fell to 1-week lows and closed moderately ...

Cocoa was the best-performing commodity in 2024 ... at helping farmers—and a fast-moving virus that has ravaged their plants.