Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans

High cost of cheap chocolate: Amid cocoa crisis, prices surge in mass-produced low-quality chocolate

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, are struggling as climate change and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years. As mass-produced chocolate prices surge in supermarkets and chain stores, our guest Chocolate Maker Mikkel Frils-Holm has surprisingly not been adversely affected by the cacao crisis. Prior to the chocolate crisis, the high-quality cacao he uses generally cost about 3-4 times as much as his mas…

INTERVIEW – Ivory Coast favors dialogue over confrontation in response to US tariffs: Foreign minister

‘We have time with our American friends to make the necessary adjustments so that the suffering is as minimal as possible,’ Foreign Minister Leon Kacou Adom tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı

Struggling Cote d'Ivoire cocoa farmers worried about U.S. tariff plans

In Cote d'Ivoire, the world's biggest cocoa producer, cocoa has long provided a lifeline for many farmers, but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.Now, cocoa farmers worry even more over U.S. President Donald Trump's

In Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, farmers worry over new US tariffs

Cocoa exports make up betwenn 15 and 20% of Ivory Coast's GDP. The effects of the new tariffs, imposed by US president Donald Trump, have many cocoa farmers worried that they might not be able to sell sufficient produce.

Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans

Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.

Climate change will destroy cocoa yields by 2030 without support, farmers warn

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.Cocoa yields will be “destroyed&r ...