Tag: Ivory Coast

  • Global commodities’ biggest winners and losers this year

    Global commodities’ biggest winners and losers this year

    A farmer collecting grain from a combine harvester during the wheat harvest on a farm near Benfleet, UK, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The global commodities market has been volatile this year, with prices remaining largely elevated. Orange juice and cocoa futures surged to record highs in the first…

  • Cocoa farmers face mounting challenges as El Nino rages on

    Cocoa farmers face mounting challenges as El Nino rages on

    A woman spreads cocoa beans during the sun-drying process in the backyard of her house in Asikasu, Ghana on December 19, 2020. Cristina Aldehuela | Afp | Getty Images El Nino is here to stay — and that’s bad news for cocoa crops which are highly sensitive to weather changes.  Frequent extreme weather events caused…