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The only way to grow more cocoa beans is to place one bean on a jungle log, stripped log, or wood. After it is placed, a small cocoa pod will appear. This pod will go through three growth stages ...

By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. These internationally lauded bean-to-bar chocolate makers source their cacao with care through direct trade ...

“In Mankuva, a single cocoa fruit yields 450–500 grams of wet beans, whereas other cocoa varieties typically produce 200–250 grams per fruit. This is the major speciality of Mankuva cocoa ...

In the heart of West Africa, where the world’s finest cocoa beans are cultivated, Chinese investment has built new processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the outskirts of Abidjan, ...

Sales revenue increased 63% in constant currency to 3.45 billion Swiss francs ($3.80 billion) from 2.24 billion Swiss francs, driven by a rise of over 70% in cocoa bean prices. The price of cocoa ...

If it hadn't been for the squirrels, George Matthew's attempt to become a cocoa bean producer might have failed. His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the ...

Those cocoa beans produced organically also command a higher price in the international marketplace compared to conventional ones. So, the reduced input costs and the improved prize per tonne of ...

That left fungal tree infections and rotting cocoa fruit, and the global supply of cocoa beans dwindled. Big chocolate manufacturers stockpiled beans, and the price for raw cocoa more than tripled ...