West African cocoa farmers are facing a squeeze after the price of the global commodity crashed on the international market ...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) on Tuesday closed down -69 (-2.02%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) closed down -61 (-2.44%).

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

Currently, prices have dropped so low that bags of cocoa beans have been left to rot in West African warehouses, according to ...

Mid-season cocoa price cut has triggered protests among Ghanaian farmers and raised concerns over livelihoods - Anadolu ...

Samuel Adimado, has denied claims that the government has instructed cocoa buyers to halt purchases of cocoa beans nationwide amid concerns over delayed payments to farmers.

At Hershey, we want our cocoa to come from communities where farmers and their children have a bright future. A host of challenges continue to face cocoa farming communities, and it is putting current ...

The economy of Ghana depends heavily on cocoa, the country’s main cash crop, which accounts for about one-third of its export earnings and is the second-largest export after gold. It supports the ...

By Marcelo Teixeira, Oliver Griffin and May Angel SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the ...

Ghana’s cocoa sector has long been a source of national pride and rural livelihood, supported by a state-led marketing, trading and pricing system designed to shield farmers from the volatility of ...

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia (AP) — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed ...

Climate change may relocate cocoa farming in Colombia, with lowland regions becoming less reliable and higher elevations gaining suitability.