Dark chocolate is a delicious confection enjoyed by millions despite its inherent bitter flavor, but what is it that makes it ...

European chocolate makers and consumers are feeling the impact of poor cocoa harvests in West Africa caused by a viral disease and climate change.Oliver Coppeneur, a chocolate maker from Bad Honnef in ...

So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are ...

Indonesia is the third-largest producer of cocoa in the world, behind Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana, according to the United ...

“Now it will help the tree grow new fruit,” farmer Tari Santoso says with a smile. Thousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia like Santoso are working with businesses and other organizations ...

(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) A farmer uses a chainsaw to trim a cocoa tree at a plantation in Tanjung Rejo, Lampung province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Tari Santoso, a ...