A dramatic spike in the price of cocoa is easing after years of shortages. But on the ground in West Africa, which produces about two-thirds of the world’s supply, the reality is far more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/economy/cocoa-growers-struggle-supply/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cocoa #africa #trade #chocolate #markets #ivorycoast #ghana #nigeria #cameroon

I don't know why I'm surprised. Hershey's 100% cocoa and Ghirardelli 100% cocoa are very different. Hershey's is processed with alkali and is dark in color, with a flavor resembling their dark chocolate bars. Ghirardelli's is lighter in color and tastes like any of their chocolate bars. The Hershey's version was not available, so I bought the San Francisco treat. I wonder if that's because of tariffs. Hershey's chocolate is made in Mexico now.

Help the Four-horned #Chameleon of #Cameroon and #Nigeria . These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/04/four-horned-chameleon-trioceros-quadricornis/

Why is chocolate so expensive now? Cocoa prices jumped nearly 300% last year — and it's affecting everything from candy bars to Easter eggs.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/21/bitter-easter-truth-why-has-chocolate-become-so-expensive
#ChocolateCrisis #Cocoa #economics #FoodPrices #chocolatelovers #InflationWatch

#Easter #Eggs
After a blistering 2024 in which prices nearly tripled - performing even better than #Bitcoin - the #cocoa market melted down again in Febr, chart @financialtimes.com https://www.ft.com/content/c2ff0766-a921-4fd0-9bef-dc6834339436

Production lower than expected in the European Union https://www.byteseu.com/937168/ #Areté #bean #cocoa #CoconutOil #Europe #EuropeanUnion #milk #prices #Production

https://www.europesays.com/uk/33928/ Production lower than expected in the European Union #Areté #bean #cocoa #CoconutOil #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #milk #Prices #production

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Farmers warn all #cocoa trees could be ‘destroyed’ by 2030. Here’s why https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/chocolate-climate-change-impact-uk-cocoa-yields-b2734292.html

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Mandrills are #monkeys with vividly coloured faces and rumps. They are the #vulnerable from #palmoil and #cocoa #deforestation and #hunting. Fight for them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Yellow-casqued hornbills 🪽 are #vulnerable in #WestAfrica due to #hunting, #palmoil #meat and #cocoa #deforestation across their range. Help save them and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/17/yellow-casqued-hornbill-ceratogymna-elata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Numbers of African #Forest #Elephants in #Nigeria have declined massively due to #palmoil #cocoa and #timber #deforestation, #poaching and farmers killing them for crop invasion. Here's how we protect them! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8SD

This #Easter I’m boycotting Ferrero, Nestle, Mars, Hersheys #chocolate. Because #palmoil and #cocoa in these products causes #deforestation and #extinction. I DEMAND big brands go #palmoil free and I #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Numbers of African #Forest #Elephants in #Nigeria have declined massively due to #palmoil #cocoa and #timber #deforestation, #poaching and farmers killing them for crop invasion. Here's how we protect them! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2025/04/13/nigeria-risks-losing-all-its-african-forest-elephants-heres-how-to-protect-them/

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Yellow-casqued hornbills 🪽 are #vulnerable in #WestAfrica due to #hunting, #palmoil #meat and #cocoa #deforestation across their range. Help save them and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/17/yellow-casqued-hornbill-ceratogymna-elata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer