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While many of us are familiar with chocolate, fewer will have tried cacao fruit. If you have got your hands on some fresh cacao, here is how to eat it.

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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 ...

Cocoa has a rich history, enjoyed across cultures for centuries. Whether you are catching up with old friends over a cup of coffee, or enjoying a warm brew on a rainy afternoon–cocoa has been at the ...

A fly rests on sun-dried cocoa beans at a warehouse in Kwabeng in the Eastern Region, Ghana, February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo ABIDJAN, March 19 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s ...

Five pod counters and five exporters told Reuters they expect farmers to harvest between 280,000 and 300,000 metric tons of cocoa due to the dry spell, which deteriorates beans' size and quality. Last ...

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Tammy Maki says she's never seen prices for cocoa quite this high. And that's part of the reason why the chef and owner of Raven Rising-Global Indigenous Chocolates has decided to close her ...