West Africa Cocoa Sector

Chocolate lovers feel the price pinch this Valentine's Day

Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for chocolate makers and for shoppers.

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Chocolate prices are up 20% this Valentine’s Day as cocoa prices hit record

It will be harder to find deals on chocolate this Valentine’s Day due to years of bad growing conditions in the key cocoa-producing region of West Africa.

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Belgian chocolate masters brace for Valentine’s amid soaring cocoa prices

Big brands can negotiate prices even two years in advance,” said Grimonpon. “We can’t do that - we don’t have the volume or the market power to secure better deals.”

koco.com · 1d

Chocolate prices soar this Valentine’s Day due to cocoa cost hike

This Valentine’s Day expect prices for chocolate treats to increase around 10-20% over last year as the price of cocoa has more than doubled since the beginning of 2024,” said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

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Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say

Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...

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Cocoa production in Africa is under extreme climate pressure

Climate change is substantially affecting cocoa production in a region of Africa that accounts for more than 70% of global ...

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Rethinking Nigeria’s strategy for productivity: The case for cocoa

One of the best ways to achieve a goal is to work from the answer to the question. Let us say Nigeria decides to be the Let ...

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Chocoa’s sustainable cocoa conference places a firm spotlight on the urgent plight of ‘invisible farmers’

In the wake of what proved a dynamic double act of ISM and ProSweets, Chocoa's sustainable cocoa conference followed swiftly ...

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Climate change puts African cocoa production under pressure

Climate change is having a significant impact on cocoa production in West and Central Africa, according to a study by ...

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Climate Change Threatens African Cocoa Output

Climate change is having a significant impact on cocoa production in West and Central Africa, according to a study by ...

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Exclusive: Chocoa tackles major cocoa sector challenges head on

Major challenges in the global cocoa sector were addressed during the opening day of the Amsterdam Sustainable Conference, ...

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Uphill task of rehabilitating ailing cocoa sector

Despite the Ghana Cocoa Board’s decision not to secure funds from the international market this season, COCOBOD has assured ...

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