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The scientists making cocoa in a laboratory to meet world’s demand for chocolate
It puts cocoa bean cells in a vat with sugar water so they ... The region produces the bulk of the world’s cocoa. “All of ...
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Chocolate costs soar as times get tough for producers
Ms Rumsey said her business was paying about three times as much for wholesale cocoa than it was two years ago. Sia Kambou The Ivory Coast, a major source of cocoa beans, has been hit by droughts ...
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The chocolatiers battling soaring cocoa prices
Ms Rumsey said her business was paying about three times as much for wholesale cocoa than it was two years ago. The Ivory Coast, a major source of cocoa beans, has been hit by droughts and crop ...
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Ivory Coast customs seize 2,000 tons of falsely declared cocoa beans, sources say
ABIDJAN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's customs have seized around 2,000 metric tons of falsely declared cocoa beans worth around $19 million at its main port in Abidjan, two customs sources and ...
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Forget oil and metals. Cocoa was the top commodity of 2024 as poor weather sent prices soaring.
Bean disease, floods, and falling pay for farmers all contributed to a worsening supply crunch. According to ING, global cocoa stocks have ... Demand for bulk metals also suffered as the second ...
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The chocolatiers battling soaring cocoa prices
rotting cocoa beans on the trees. Ms Rumsey said her business was paying about three times as much for wholesale cocoa than it was two years ago. Johnny Baxter, who runs Dorset Chocolate near ...