Cocoa futures climbed to $10,092 per ton in New York on Friday, the highest level since June 14. Mounting fears over reduced output in West Africa tightens global supply. Ivory Coast and Ghana, the ...
The writer is the founder and chief investment officer of Andurand Capital Management The outlook for cocoa beans offers unwelcome tidings for chocolate makers hoping prices are on the retreat. After ...
West Africa is also grappling with an ageing tree stock and the spread of the cocoa swollen shoot virus. The virus has long been recognised as a production killer. Once symptoms appear ...