CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Chocolate fans have a reason to celebrate. Monday, October 28th is National Chocolate Day! Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. The plant grows in ...
El Niño raised temperatures and led to drought stress on the cocoa trees; torrential rains spread black pod, a fungal disease that affects cocoa trees and reduces yields; dry and dusty trade ...
Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the ...