Mumbi Gitau
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African Cocoa Harvest Might Improve But Your Chocolate Prices Won’t
Challenges include disease, climate change and low farmer pay.
- Monday August 19, 2024
- Author: Baudelaire Mieu, Ekow Dontoh, Tolani Awere, Pius Lukong, Mumbi Gitau
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Cocoa Climbs As Shortages In Ivory Coast Keep Market On Edge
Cocoa climbed in New York amid persistent concerns over shortages that have roiled the market and driven prices to a record high.
- Monday April 8, 2024
- Author: Mumbi Gitau
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Cocoa Trims Weekly Drop As Market Focuses On Rising Demand
Cocoa rebounded in New York, trimming this week’s decline, with analysts seeing demand rising in an already constrained market.
- Friday April 5, 2024
- Author: Mumbi Gitau
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Cocoa Trims Weekly Drop As Market Focuses On Rising Demand
Cocoa rebounded in New York, trimming this week’s decline, with analysts seeing demand rising in an already constrained market.
- Friday April 5, 2024
- Author: Mumbi Gitau
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India Mulls Curbing Ethanol Output to Fight Sugar Shortages
Authorities are studying a proposal to limit the use of sugar-cane juice to produce the biofuel for the current season.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Isis Almeida, Dayanne Sousa, Mumbi Gitau
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How A Climate Crisis Is Making Chocolate More Expensive
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
- Saturday December 2, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Baudelaire Mieu, Ekow Dontoh
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How A Climate Crisis Is Making Chocolate More Expensive
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
- Saturday December 2, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Baudelaire Mieu, Ekow Dontoh
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Chocolate Could Get Even Pricier If Africa’s Cocoa Crop Flops
Chocolate risks becoming even more expensive if West Africa’s new cocoa harvest ends in disappointment.
- Saturday September 30, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Baudelaire Mieu
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Climate Change Is Helping Pests And Diseases Destroy Our Food
Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as extreme weather events multiply.
- Sunday September 3, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau
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Climate Change Is Helping Pests And Diseases Destroy Our Food
Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as extreme weather events multiply.
- Sunday September 3, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau
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India’s Rice Export Ban Sparks Concern That Sugar May Be Next
After India banned some rice exports to control domestic prices, traders are worried another food staple could be vulnerable: sugar.
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Pratik Parija
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India’s Rice Export Ban Sparks Concern That Sugar May Be Next
After India banned some rice exports to control domestic prices, traders are worried another food staple could be vulnerable: sugar.
- Thursday August 24, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Pratik Parija
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Chocolate Cravings Are Going To Get More Expensive To Satisfy
The cost of wholesale cocoa beans soared to the highest level in more than a decade, and manufacturers are betting prices of the key chocolate ingredient will stay elevated through 2024.
- Saturday July 29, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Ekow Dontoh, Baudelaire Mieu
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Chocolate Cravings Are Going To Get More Expensive To Satisfy
The cost of wholesale cocoa beans soared to the highest level in more than a decade, and manufacturers are betting prices of the key chocolate ingredient will stay elevated through 2024.
- Saturday July 29, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Ekow Dontoh, Baudelaire Mieu
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Cost Of Your Caffeine And Sugar Fix To Stay High On El Niño
There’s an aisle of the grocery store where inflation is looking exceptionally sticky: indulgent treats.
- Saturday June 10, 2023
- Author: Mumbi Gitau, Dayanne Sousa