Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...

With consistent rains this year, the Maui Ku’ia Estate Cacao is thriving — ripe for the picking ... Now, the cacao is flourishing, producing colorful pods full of beans and nibs from which ...

Chocolate prices surge in South Korea due to climate change impacting cocoa supply Cocoa futures reach record highs amid ...

Cacao pods on a tree in Taiwan. A ripe cacao pod weighs about 500 grams, perhaps a kilogram if particularly heavy. Crack open the thick skin and you will find it densely packed with cacao beans ...

As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible.