https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASSQ44zfyDA/tolani-awere RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 07:45:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/another-weak-cocoa-crop-in-west-africa-will-keep-prices-high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/another-weak-cocoa-crop-in-west-africa-will-keep-prices-high Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT A sack of processed cocoa beans at a processing plant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-23/cocoa-drops-as-record-run-spurs-profit-taking-amid-thin-trading https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-23/cocoa-drops-as-record-run-spurs-profit-taking-amid-thin-trading Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:31:02 GMT Cocoa beans at a farm in Kwabeng, Ghana. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-19/cocoa-climbs-as-traders-focus-on-crop-prospects-in-west-africa https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-19/cocoa-climbs-as-traders-focus-on-crop-prospects-in-west-africa Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:25:43 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-19/cocoa-price-s-improved-outlook-comes-with-caveat-for-ivory-coast-and-ghana https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-19/cocoa-price-s-improved-outlook-comes-with-caveat-for-ivory-coast-and-ghana Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:00:18 GMT A farmer dries cocoa beans on his 20-acre plantation in Kwabeng, Ghana, on July 31. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/nigeria-floods-to-further-cut-cocoa-crop-adding-to-shortage https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/nigeria-floods-to-further-cut-cocoa-crop-adding-to-shortage Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:28:02 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-11/soaring-cocoa-prices-lure-farmers-to-plant-more-trees https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-11/soaring-cocoa-prices-lure-farmers-to-plant-more-trees Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:01:07 GMT A planter holds a cocoa pod at a field in Essessana, a village in Cameroon, in 2022. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/africa-s-cocoa-harvest-is-falling-short-just-when-needed-most https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/africa-s-cocoa-harvest-is-falling-short-just-when-needed-most Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:42:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/fire-outbreaks-in-nigeria-cocoa-farmlands-could-cut-4-of-output https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/fire-outbreaks-in-nigeria-cocoa-farmlands-could-cut-4-of-output Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:24:50 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/biggest-cocoa-rally-in-decades-is-leaving-top-producers-behind https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/biggest-cocoa-rally-in-decades-is-leaving-top-producers-behind Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:12:16 GMT Cocoa beans in Colombia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-06/cocoa-rally-fuels-bean-theft-soaring-rents-in-cameroon-nigeria https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-06/cocoa-rally-fuels-bean-theft-soaring-rents-in-cameroon-nigeria Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:07:26 GMT A farmer cuts down cocoa pods from a tree. Cocoa futures traded in New York have risen to a 46-year high as heavy rains and crop diseases hurt West African output. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-03/cocoa-holds-surge-as-crop-in-west-africa-ravaged-by-disease https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-03/cocoa-holds-surge-as-crop-in-west-africa-ravaged-by-disease Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:23:53 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-21/lack-of-cash-is-stalling-nigeria-s-220-billion-informal-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-21/lack-of-cash-is-stalling-nigeria-s-220-billion-informal-economy Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:55:44 GMT Customers queue to withdraw new banknotes in Lagos. Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-17/cash-crisis-hits-nigeria-cocoa-exports-in-fresh-blow-to-world-supply https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-17/cash-crisis-hits-nigeria-cocoa-exports-in-fresh-blow-to-world-supply Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:15:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-07/cocoa-s-opec-could-get-bigger-as-nigeria-poised-to-join-alliance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-07/cocoa-s-opec-could-get-bigger-as-nigeria-poised-to-join-alliance Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:34:46 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-27/shortage-of-asia-made-jute-bags-threatens-nigerian-cocoa-exports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-27/shortage-of-asia-made-jute-bags-threatens-nigerian-cocoa-exports Thu, 27 May 2021 16:22:46 GMT People carry bags of cocoa at a cocoa exporter's in Abidjan, on July 3, 2019. - In June key producers Ivory Coast and Ghana threatened to stop selling their production to buyers unwilling to meet a minimum price of $2,600 per tonne. The two African nations -- which together account for 60 percent of the world's cocoa production -- want to end a situation where cocoa producers make only $6 billion in a global chocolate market worth around $100 billion. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo credit should read SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: SIA KAMBOU/AFP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-12-04/supply-chains-latest-tons-of-cocoa-beans-snarl-nigerian-ports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-12-04/supply-chains-latest-tons-of-cocoa-beans-snarl-nigerian-ports Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:00:31 GMT Local villagers work on their cocoa farm in Abo village near Ikom, Nigeria. The West African nation produced 350,000 tons of cocoa in the 2013-2014 season, according to the Agriculture Ministry. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-26/nigerian-central-bank-rule-leaves-cocoa-stranded-at-ports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-26/nigerian-central-bank-rule-leaves-cocoa-stranded-at-ports Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:07:49 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-24/nigerian-cocoa-exporters-struggle-as-prices-jump-on-devaluation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-24/nigerian-cocoa-exporters-struggle-as-prices-jump-on-devaluation Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:37:45 GMT Local villagers work on their cocoa farm in Abo village near Ikom, Nigeria. The West African nation produced 350,000 tons of cocoa in the 2013-2014 season, according to the Agriculture Ministry. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-17/nigeria-cocoa-output-seen-down-18-as-rains-spread-pod-disease https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-17/nigeria-cocoa-output-seen-down-18-as-rains-spread-pod-disease Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:06:59 GMT Theobroma cacao beans sit in a pile to dry at a facility in Ticul, Yucatan state, Mexico, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) is scheduled to release Gross domestic product (GDP) figures on February 25. Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/nigeria-cocoa-exports-stalled-over-covid-19-safety-protocols https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/nigeria-cocoa-exports-stalled-over-covid-19-safety-protocols Tue, 05 May 2020 13:10:08 GMT Chocolate pours into a bowl while being processed at the Auro Chocolate production facility in Calamba, Laguna province, Philippines, on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. There is a rising crop of Asian artisanal chocolate makers that are daring to try — and succeeding — in the unlikeliest of places. As they gain local followings they garner gourmet awards from London and Paris and slowly win over chocolate lovers worldwide.