India to gain from US reciprocal tariff cuts on some agri items: Commerce ministryIndia anticipates gains as the US removes reciprocal tariffs on key agricultural exports. Products like tea, coffee, and spices will now fa...
17 Nov, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Small Ivory Coast cocoa firms say EU deforestation rules might bankrupt themSmall cocoa businesses in Ivory Coast are worried about the EU's new anti-deforestation law, fearing the high compliance costs will force t...
25 Jul, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Can Indian craft chocolate go global and compete with the world's finest?Indian craft chocolate is growing. It aims to compete with global brands. Brands focus on local cacao from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and K...
24 May, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
MrBeast criticises Trump tariffs, highlights impact on his chocolate brand FeastablesFeastables is currently produced in both Peru and the US, but the company sources its cocoa internationally and ensures fair pay for farmer...
09 Apr, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Tariffs on cocoa growers give edge to Europe’s chocolatiersThis could lead to increased prices for consumers, reduced demand, and decreased competitiveness for US chocolate exports, potentially harm...
08 Apr, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
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
EU proposes deforestation law delay: $1.3 billion Indian exports get reliefThe EU has proposed extending its Deforestation Regulation implementation by a year to December 2025 due to pushback from countries includi...
03 Oct, 2024, 02.20 AM IST
India calls for details on ambit of proposed EU deforestation normsIndia has reached out to the European Union for details regarding its forthcoming regulation, which aims to evaluate exporting nations as e...
20 May, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Brazil cocoa farms go high-tech to upgrade ailing marketCocoa prices have more than doubled this year to a record as extreme weather, disease and structural issues have hurt supplies from Ivory C...
08 Apr, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Red Sea crisis: Indian companies take steps to offset supply chain impactThe measures include creating an additional pool of working capital to buy raw materials in advance which are imported through that route, ...
28 Feb, 2024, 06.03 PM IST
How West Africa can reap more profit from the global chocolate marketThe continent of Africa contributes to 70% of the global raw cocoa beans production. However, in the multibillion dollar global chocolate i...
29 Sep, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
World’s top food producers push back on deforestation rulesThe consumers worldwide may end up footing the bill as producers pass on the new costs to them.
10 Aug, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Cost of your caffeine and sugar fix to stay high on El NiñoPrices of soft commodities have been outperformers this year, surging about 24% while the broader agriculture index eased 3% weighed by fal...
10 Jun, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
How India’s high import duties are playing spoilsport for Make in IndiaWhy does it seem our policies are encouraging the primary sector more than the small manufacturers, ask stakeholders. The government should...
26 Nov, 2022, 09.38 AM IST
'Containergeddon' drives sugar, rice shippers back to bulk vesselsCommodities such as refined sugar, coffee, rice, cotton and cocoa have moved from dry bulk vessels to containers in the past since the larg...
25 Oct, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
How Asian chocolatiers are winning over with artisanal sweet treatsChocolate-makers in the Philippines are mixing soy sauce with their sweets.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.12 PM IST
- Ghana seeks Indian hand to revive jute cultivation
Ghana is keen to revive jute cultivation in the country. It intends to do so for meeting its requirement of packaging cocoa beans.
15 Mar, 2007, 12.23 AM IST