rotting cocoa beans on the trees. Ms Rumsey said her business was paying about three times as much for wholesale cocoa than it was two years ago. Johnny Baxter, who runs Dorset Chocolate near ...

ABIDJAN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's customs have seized around 2,000 metric tons of falsely declared cocoa beans worth around $19 million at its main port in Abidjan, two customs sources and ...

Bean disease, floods, and falling pay for farmers all contributed to a worsening supply crunch. According to ING, global cocoa stocks have ... Demand for bulk metals also suffered as the second ...

Ms Rumsey said her business was paying about three times as much for wholesale cocoa than it was two years ago. The Ivory Coast, a major source of cocoa beans, has been hit by droughts and crop ...