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Chocolate love has its price on Valentine’s Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter
With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of ...
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Climate change is scorching the cocoa belt — and you’re paying the price
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
Soaring cocoa prices prove a costly treat for Valentine's Day lovers
St Valentine's Day chocolates are always a great way to show how deep your love is. But this year, it might just also show ...
Global Voices Online7h
The hidden cost of Valentine’s Day treats on West Africa
If urgent action isn’t taken, key cocoa-producing regions like Ivory Coast and Ghana — responsible for 60 percent of the world’s cocoa output — could become unsuitable for cultivation within the next ...
Climate change is turning Valentine's Day bitter for chocolate lovers
Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers ...
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China paid in beans for building Ivory Coast’s biggest cocoa plant
A Chinese contractor has completed work on the largest cocoa factory and warehouse in the Ivory Coast, the South China ...
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Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Excessive Dryness in West Africa
Tuesday closed up +417 (+4.29%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +261 (+3.35%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday on insufficient rain in West Africa. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory ...
Dry season in Ivory Coast triggers cocoa shortage fears, farmers say
A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, ...