Jean Mari Konan Yao says he’s struggling as a cocoa farmer in the West African nation of Ivory Coast, which produces almost half the world’s cocoa supply of the raw ingredient used in chocolate.

Cocoa prices on Tuesday rallied sharply and posted 2-week highs. Recent Ivory Coast cocoa exports have slowed, supporting prices. Tuesday's government data showed that Ivory Coast farmers ...

Cocoa farmers in the world's top-producing country Ivory Coast warn insufficient rainfall could hurt both the quality and ...

Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.

Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years N'GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast -- Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a ...

N'GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast — Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, which produces almost half the world's cocoa supply of the raw ...