The suspects include one of the drivers and two driver-mates of the three heavy-duty trucks, which were carrying the 1,473 maxi bags of cocoa beans covered with lumber.

Cocoa powder is made from cacao beans, which come from the plant Theobroma cacao L. Cacao beans are the primary ingredient in chocolate, but they can also be ground into cocoa powder. The powder ...

Cocoa beans demand fell in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the year as a whole, though it remains relatively stable, according to a report from the European Cocoa Association.

George Matthew's attempt to become a cocoa bean producer might have failed. His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the the southern Indian state of Kerala ...

The global cacao beans market is valued at USD 13,603.2 million in 2023, and it is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2023 to 2033. Forastero cacao beans account for 4/5th of the total market ...

Making a product that looks, tastes, and has a mouthfeel like chocolate without using cocoa involves matching these functionalities through fermentation, roasting, blending, and bioengineering ...

Belizean Beans in the USA 20 Metric Tons of Premium Cacao Beans are now available for purchase in Utah. 40 Metric Tons of Couverture Chocolate is warehoused in Texas, ready for culinary artisans ...

BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2025 / TKO Farms, the world's largest soursop farm renowned for its pristine rainforest environment and superior agricultural practices, is proud to ...

v. Imported Cocoa Beans can be confiscated under the Customs Act and it would not amount to contravention of the provisions ...

Prices of cocoa beans surged from an average of $4,453 per ton in January 2024 to an average of $10,353 per ton in December 2024, ICCO data shows. The surge, according to experts, is driven by the ...