The World Can’t Get Enough Chocolate
That’s become evident after all three main processing regions reported cocoa grindings, a proxy for demand, climbed in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to Bloomberg. As margins …
News
Cocoa delays aging – Tufts study
A recent study by Tufts researchers found that epicatechin, a flavonoid found in cocoa has protective anti-aging effects in healthy mice. Antioxidant flavonoids have garnered attention for their anti-inflammatory effects …
Ivory Coast sunny weather boosts cocoa crop
Light rains mixed with sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast were expected to boost the main cocoa crop in the world’s top producer, farmers said, according to Reuters. Farmers …
Ivory Coast cocoa harvest expected to hit record in 2018/19
Ivory Coast is on track for a record cocoa harvest in the 2018/19 season of 2.2 million tonnes, up from about 2 million tonnes last season, due to favorable weather …