Cocoa

Consumer Reports Finds More Lead And Cadmium In Chocolate

Consumer Reports said it had found 'concerning' levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hersh...

Buyer’s Brief: A Complex Interplay In The Sugar Market

Nick Peksa explores how global climactic conditions and energy costs are influencing the sugar sector.

Tackling The Commodity Challenges With EUDR On the Way

In June, the European Union passed new legislation ensuring that all cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya and wood sourced and used by the bloc is...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Arrivals Seen Down 28.5% In The First Three Months Of Season

Cocoa volumes arriving at Ivory Coast ports are expected to drop 28.5% year-on-year in the first three months of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weathe...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Sector Predicts More Smuggling As Farmgate Price Disappoints

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers and exporters believe the lower-than-expected price the world's top exporter fixed for their beans this season could fuel smuggli...

Ivory Coast Deforestation Rate Rises As EU Green Imports Law Looms

Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for several years, a major report has found, raising questions about ho...

Retailer HEMA Joins Tony's Open Chain

Dutch variety retailer HEMA will join Tony's Open Chain initiative as it seeks to make its cocoa supply chain 100% 'slavery-free'.

Coffee Firms Won't Be Ready To Comply With EU Deforestation Law: Report

Most global coffee firms will not be ready to comply with the European Union's new law preventing imports of commodities linked to deforestation, and small...