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

Should cocoa prices continue to trade at their current levels, then analysts believe that consumer prices may start to ease in the second half of the year—potentially before Halloween rolls around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

Much of the world's cocoa is produced in Ghana and Ivory Coast, where state regulators set the price a year in advance.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Maddie covered him up with her mug of cocoa and thought about the quickest way to get to Catton Park Aerodrome.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein