cocoa

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What fueled the run-up in cocoa futures was poor weather in West African nations, including Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the source of roughly 70% of the world’s cocoa beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Excessive rainfall creating disease issues for beans limited the amount of cocoa coming out of West African ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But rising global cocoa prices mean chocolate is now 15% more expensive than it was a year ago - and Easter 2026 comes at a time when many household incomes in the UK are squeezed.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

I kept waiting for Dad to drag me out of my bed on some cold, snowy Saturday morning and stick a to-go cup of Dunkin’s hot cocoa in my hand.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy