cocoa

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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

Underpinning the surge in retail prices is a historical move seen in futures for cocoa, the underlying ingredient for chocolate.

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

Even when prices were high, West Africa's cocoa farmers felt they were not benefiting from the world's chocoholics.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“I’ll make cocoa while I’m waiting to have a nervous breakdown.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles