cocoa

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In 2024, prices for cocoa futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange rose exponentially, going from around $4,200 a metric ton to start to year to peaking at more than $12,000 a ton by December.

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

The company Forbo has a low-carbon linoleum range called Marmoleum that uses the traditional ingredients like linseed oil, and sometimes adds ingredients like cocoa shells.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“I’m sorry, I know it's very early, but we have to leave. How about cocoa for breakfast?”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke