Côte d'Ivoire is the biggest cocoa producer in the world, producing over half of the worldwide cocoa beans.
Demand for cocoa is growing across Asia, which is set to become the second largest consuming region of cocoa ingredients in the world. Indonesia is a key cocoa-producing country in the region, but farmers have struggled with rising temperatures, low yields and crop disease. ...
In 2018, global chocolate consumption was above 6 million metric tonnes and is expected to increase in the next five years. Indonesia is currently the world’s 6th largest cocoa producing country and Asia is set to become the second largest consumer of cocoa ingredients in the world...
The cocoa industry itself has also been on the rise, with the Ivory Coast being the most prolific cocoa-producing country. However, the industry has long been plagued with issues around ethical labor standards and practices, and consumers are beginning to demand more transparency from chocolate com...
Damage to cocoa in the country of origin may not be noticeable from the external appearance of the bags, but should be established on sampling. Country damaged cocoa is usually of grey appearance and internally mouldy. This should not be confused with the natural bloom on the shell, which in...
c) One cause of humidity inside coffee /cocoa containers is missing air circulation. d) Minimum claims creation can only be ensured by changing shipments to CY/CY status, which is only feasible for certain selected areas of origin (with respective infrastructure given for shippers). ...
In agrarian, pre-industrial Europe, “you’d want to wake up early, start working with the sunrise, have a break to have the largest meal, and then you’d go back to work, says Ken Albala, a professor of history at the University of the Pacific. “Later,