Ivory Coast's mid-crop cocoa output expected to drop around 40% due to long drought, exporters sayFarmers expect production between 280,000 and 300,000 metric tons, down from last season's 500,000 tons.
19 Mar, 2025, 09.45 AM IST
Cocoa slips to 4-month low of ÂŁ6,110/tonCocoa futures on both ICE and London exchanges hit four-month lows and face a 3% weekly drop due to a surplus in ICE-certified stocks and f...
15 Mar, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
Cash crunch stalls cocoa and coffee trading around the worldA surge in cocoa and coffee futures prices has strained traders' finances, hindering global shipments. Rising costs and financing difficult...
13 Mar, 2025, 09.06 AM IST
EU moves to delay deforestation rule after huge pushbackThe European Commission proposes delaying a major anti-deforestation law by 12 months, citing readiness concerns from global partners and s...
03 Oct, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
New ICE platform to trace cocoa, coffee deforestation from spaceIntercontinental Exchange Inc. has partnered with Space Intelligence to launch a platform verifying deforestation-free cocoa and coffee bef...
29 Aug, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
Why the world of chocolate is in crisisFor the world’s chocolate makers, the crisis is here. Plants have been forced to shutter from Malaysia to Germany and Chicago.
22 Apr, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Cocoa, coffee reach new highs on fear of aging treesRobusta coffee settled at a new high in London on worries that poorer output in top-producer Vietnam will fuel bean shortages.
13 Apr, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Oh dear! The bill for your dinner date just went up. Blame it on pricey cocoa, coffee, palm oil & sugarThe cost of dining out and ordering in restaurants is rising, with bills potentially rising 5-8% starting this month. This is the first inc...
02 Apr, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Cocoa futures set record high, coffee and sugar also upCocoa futures in London and New York set record peaks on Tuesday as the market continued its relentless rise while coffee and sugar prices ...
27 Mar, 2024, 08.40 AM IST
Robusta coffee hits record high, cocoa also climbs; lack of sales from Brazil causes surgeRobusta coffee futures have hit a record high due to limited supplies, with dealers reporting that Indonesia's No. 2 export crop has left b...
09 Jun, 2023, 03.15 PM IST
Raw sugar hits near 6-year high on lack of India suppliesDealers said mills in India are producing almost no raw sugar at the moment because whites are currently more lucrative, leaving the market...
15 Dec, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
Trouble brewing: Mars and Hershey's accused of not paying fair bonus to cocoa farmersThere have been long-running tensions with US multinationals over pricing.
01 Dec, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Tea, cocoa-loving Nigerians finding thirst for coffeeCurrently, Nigerians drink only a tiny amount of coffee.
13 Mar, 2020, 08.39 AM IST
Two easy recipes that will make your regular coffee and hot chocolate so much more deliciousCoffee, tequila, whipped cream and cocoa; what more could you ask for?
22 Jul, 2017, 05.21 PM IST
Kerala-based farmers' cooperative to start a cafe chainA farmers’ cooperative based in Kottayam cultivating organic crop is planning to roll out a string of coffee shops across the country selli...
29 Mar, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Amul, Cadbury Kraft, Nestle unlikely to cut chocolate prices; profits to be used for capacity buildingAmul, Cadbury Kraft, Nestle, Britannia and Parle are unlikely to cut prices because, some of them say, the dip in the cost of raw materials...
14 Dec, 2012, 11.07 AM IST
- Vietnam coffee harvest to drop 9.4% on dry weather
Coffee production in Vietnam is poised to decline from a record as dry weather cuts yields, bolstering prices.
12 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST