#cocoa — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.wacoca.com/videos/3228257/stu48/ 2026年05月21日18時06分 ＜STU48甲斐心愛＞ #2026年05月21日18時06分 #AKB48 #cocoa #japanese #STU48 #STU48甲斐心愛 #Vlog #アイドル #カープ女子 #ショートボブ #バラドル #広島市 #甲斐心愛 #色白 #色素薄い系

#CoRD, another classic, beautiful #Cocoa app, working on #Mavericks nicely. Combined with #NuoRDS as terminal server on my Mac servers.

https://cord.sourceforge.net/

#CoRD, another classic, beautiful #Cocoa app, working on #Mavericks nicely. Combined with #NuoRDS as terminal server on my Mac servers.

https://cord.sourceforge.net/

#CoRD, another classic, beautiful #Cocoa app, working on #Mavericks nicely. Combined with #NuoRDS as terminal server on my Mac servers.

https://cord.sourceforge.net/

#CoRD, another classic, beautiful #Cocoa app, working on #Mavericks nicely. Combined with #NuoRDS as terminal server on my Mac servers.

https://cord.sourceforge.net/

Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor

Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.

THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM

Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.

That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.

WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE

The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.

The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.

Sources:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG

Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor

Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.

THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM

Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.

That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.

WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE

The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.

The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.

Sources:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG

Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor

Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.

THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM

Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.

That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.

WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE

The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.

The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.

Sources:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG

Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor

Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.

THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM

Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.

That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.

WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE

The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.

The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.

Sources:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG

Ivory Coast’s cocoa pile-up proves markets still have a sense of humor

Dear Cherubs, Ivory Coast’s cocoa business is having one of those “the spreadsheet looked fine until real life happened” moments. The world’s top cocoa producer is dealing with growing piles of unsold beans because the guaranteed farmgate price set by the government ended up higher than what traders and exporters could comfortably stomach. According to Reuters, that has slowed purchases, jammed up financing, and left many growers waiting for money that was supposed to be arriving, politely, by now.

THE PRICE TAG PROBLEM

Here is the basic drama: Ivory Coast uses a state-set cocoa price to shield farmers from wild market swings. Noble idea. Extremely tidy on paper. Less charming when global cocoa prices fall and the local price stays high enough to make buyers wince. Reuters reported that the 2025/26 farmgate price was raised to 2,800 CFA francs per kilogram on October 1, while global cocoa prices later slid hard as oversupply returned after the 2024 spike.

That gap matters. Traders have less incentive to pre-finance purchases, banks see more risk, and exporters end up treating the whole situation like a very expensive cautionary tale. Reuters said about 50,000 tons had been stockpiled in anticipation of the price rise, but much of it was then rejected by grinders because the beans were small, low-fat, and too acidic. So yes, the beans were there. The appetite was not.

WHEN THE BEANS DON’T MOVE

The pain does not stop at the warehouse door. Reuters reported that some farmers and cooperatives have gone unpaid for cocoa harvested over several months, and protests have already broken out in cocoa-growing areas. In May, Reuters also reported that the Coffee and Cocoa Council planned to send officials to calm farmers who said large stocks of cocoa were rotting while they waited for payment. Nothing says “healthy supply chain” like road blockades and tear gas.

The government has tried to soften the blow by buying residual stocks. Reuters reported in March that Ivory Coast pledged to keep purchasing up to 100,000 metric tons of excess cocoa at the guaranteed price, after tensions rose over the unsold crop. But with global prices still weak and domestic buying still sluggish, the bigger question is whether the system itself needs a reboot, not just another patch.

As noted by thisclaimer.com, this is what happens when a commodity market meets a fixed-price promise and neither side is in the mood to be reasonable. The result is a pile-up of beans, a pile-up of complaints, and a very unfun reminder that chocolate starts with economics before it ever reaches the fun part.

Sources:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/high-prices-bad-quality-slow-down-ivory-coast-cocoa-purchases-sources-say-2025-10-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-will-send-officials-calm-protests-by-cocoa-farmers-source-says-2026-05-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-unsold-cocoa-stocks-set-to-soar-if-price-standoff-persists-2026-02-24/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/ivory-coast-cocoa-farmers-fear-smaller-mid-crop-from-patchy-rains-2026-05-11/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-reassures-farmers-over-purchase-excess-cocoa-stock-amid-strike-2026-03-03/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-considers-reforming-cocoa-marketing-system-tackle-excess-supply-sources-say-2026-03-12/
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cacao_fruit_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_(7).JPG

After manually removing impurities, the first step is grinding, i.e. separating the inside of the #cocoa bean from its shell. The shells are then sold as a herbal tea ☕ and I can guarantee that they are delicious 😋!

Next comes the torrefaction, i.e. roasting the cocoa beans. The machine you see below originally was a coffee bean torrefaction machine. It has been modified to handle bigger cocoa beans and different roasting temperatures.

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#chocolate #Encuentro

After manually removing impurities, the first step is grinding, i.e. separating the inside of the #cocoa bean from its shell. The shells are then sold as a herbal tea ☕ and I can guarantee that they are delicious 😋!

Next comes the torrefaction, i.e. roasting the cocoa beans. The machine you see below originally was a coffee bean torrefaction machine. It has been modified to handle bigger cocoa beans and different roasting temperatures.

/2

#chocolate #Encuentro

After manually removing impurities, the first step is grinding, i.e. separating the inside of the #cocoa bean from its shell. The shells are then sold as a herbal tea ☕ and I can guarantee that they are delicious 😋!

Next comes the torrefaction, i.e. roasting the cocoa beans. The machine you see below originally was a coffee bean torrefaction machine. It has been modified to handle bigger cocoa beans and different roasting temperatures.

/2

#chocolate #Encuentro

After manually removing impurities, the first step is grinding, i.e. separating the inside of the #cocoa bean from its shell. The shells are then sold as a herbal tea ☕ and I can guarantee that they are delicious 😋!

Next comes the torrefaction, i.e. roasting the cocoa beans. The machine you see below originally was a coffee bean torrefaction machine. It has been modified to handle bigger cocoa beans and different roasting temperatures.

/2

#chocolate #Encuentro

After manually removing impurities, the first step is grinding, i.e. separating the inside of the #cocoa bean from its shell. The shells are then sold as a herbal tea ☕ and I can guarantee that they are delicious 😋!

Next comes the torrefaction, i.e. roasting the cocoa beans. The machine you see below originally was a coffee bean torrefaction machine. It has been modified to handle bigger cocoa beans and different roasting temperatures.

/2

#chocolate #Encuentro

Saw there are commits to make #BibDesk running on #Darling. That‘s one of the greatest Open Source #Cocoa apps for sure. Have to check whether they already succeeded.

https://www.europesays.com/ch/64635/ Maggi has launched its first ready meal range with bite-sized options #brand #cocoa #company #Consumer #dairy #dessert #energy #FoodIndustry #healthy #manufacturer #multinational #Nestlé #nutrition

https://www.europesays.com/ch/63496/ Nestlé UK workers have negotiated a key pay deal amid planned job cuts #brand #cocoa #company #Consumer #dairy #dessert #energy #FoodIndustry #healthy #manufacturer #multinational #Nestlé #nutrition

#GyazMail by Goichi Hirakawa likely is a perfect match for #MavericksForever. Last updated May 2026, running on Mavericks and having that classic #Cocoa look, including its website: https://gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/

African Manatees 🐋💙 have been a fixture in #African myths for millennia 🇨🇩🇨🇲🇬🇭🇱🇷 Now they a threatened by #palmoil 🌴🩸🔥 #hunting, #cocoa and the pet trade. Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/10/08/african-manatee-trichechus-senegalensis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

https://www.europesays.com/ch/60281/ Mars goes cocoa-free with Planet A Foods ChoViva #abstract #brown #chocolate #CloseUp #cocoa #crown #dark #dessert #drink #drinks #drop #flowing #food #FoodAndDrink #HealthyEating #HealthyLifestyle #heat #HotChocolate #image #liquid #macro #melting #nature #Nestlé #reflection #ripple #splashing #SweetFood #WavePattern #white #WhiteBackground

https://www.europesays.com/videos/20125/ Child labour, exploitation and deforestation: Is this the true taste of chocolate? #ChildWorkers #chocolate #Cocoa #deforestation #Euronews #WestAfrica #WorkerExploitation

https://www.europesays.com/ch/56810/ Nestle India hits new high, soars 22% in 1 month; analysts see more upside | Markets News #cocoa #Coffee #FastMovingConsumerGoods #Fmcg #ICICISecurities #KitKat #MiraeAssetSharekhan #Nestlé #NestléIndiaSharePrice #NestleQ4Results #NestléStock #NestleStockBuyOrSell #Q4Results

#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#News: #Cameroon has lost nearly 783,000 hectares of forest since 2020 to feed the global demand for #cocoa! 🤮☠️ Like #palmoil, the cocoa industry is driving mass #ecocide, exploiting farmers in poverty 🌴🔥 #IndigenousRights @palmoildetectives
https://www.businessincameroon.com/agriculture/0302-15692-cameroon-lost-nearly-783-000-ha-of-forest-since-2020-cocoa-areas-heavily-affected?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Mandrills are #monkeys with vividly coloured faces 🌈🐵🐒 and rumps. They are the #vulnerable from #palmoil 🌴🔥 and #cocoa 🍫🔥 #deforestation and #hunting. Fight for them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

First #rhubarb #cake of the season, earlier than I thought:
shortcrust, filled with a creamy and slightly tangy mixture of yogurt, vanilla pudding and rhubarb, topped with very buttery #cocoa streusel #baking #spring #gardening #OrganicGardening #ChristineMunroeAuthor

Adorable and fuzzy-haired Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥 are so slow they gather algae. Vulnerable in #Brazil 🇧🇷 due to #cocoa 🍫 #palmoil 🌴 meat 🥩 #deforestation. Help them to survive, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️⛔️ #Boycott4wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Adorable and fuzzy-haired Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥 are so slow they gather algae. Vulnerable in #Brazil 🇧🇷 due to #cocoa 🍫 #palmoil 🌴 meat 🥩 #deforestation. Help them to survive, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️⛔️ #Boycott4wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Adorable and fuzzy-haired Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥 are so slow they gather algae. Vulnerable in #Brazil 🇧🇷 due to #cocoa 🍫 #palmoil 🌴 meat 🥩 #deforestation. Help them to survive, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️⛔️ #Boycott4wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Adorable and fuzzy-haired Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥 are so slow they gather algae. Vulnerable in #Brazil 🇧🇷 due to #cocoa 🍫 #palmoil 🌴 meat 🥩 #deforestation. Help them to survive, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️⛔️ #Boycott4wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Adorable and fuzzy-haired Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥 are so slow they gather algae. Vulnerable in #Brazil 🇧🇷 due to #cocoa 🍫 #palmoil 🌴 meat 🥩 #deforestation. Help them to survive, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️⛔️ #Boycott4wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Help the Four-horned #Chameleon 🦎🦎🦎 of #Cameroon 🇨🇲 and #Nigeria 🇳🇬. These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation 🔥🔥🔥 for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-1iH?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Mighty and gentle Western Lowland Gorilla are well-loved apes 💌🦍, they are #critically endangered by #deforestation for #palmoil 🌴 #cocoa 🍫 in #Congo #Nigeria #Cameroon Help them to survive! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/10/western-lowland-gorilla-gorilla-gorilla/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Easter’s chocolate giants: The EU nations fuelling the global industry.

The continent’s chocolate industry continues to operate at peak production, reaffirming its position as the undisputed world leader in cocoa processing and exports.

The European chocolate market was valued at approximately €44.86 billion last year.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260404-easters-chocolate-giants-the-eu-nations-fuelling-the-global-industry?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Chocolate #Cocoa #Business #Easter #EU #Belgium #Netherlands #Poland #Germany

It's vital that we keep trees, and for many reasons!

#Trees #Cocoa #PlanetHeating

https://theconversation.com/cocoa-farmers-cut-down-trees-for-short-term-gain-but-keeping-them-is-important-heres-why-277816

@marioguzman I thought I’d ask, do you happen to know how Apple implemented the world map view used in the Date & Time settings (specifically the time zone selector)? It doesn’t seem to be a standard AppKit control and I’m curious whether it’s a private framework, a custom NSView, or something else entirely.

Any insight would be much appreciated!

#AppKit #Cocoa #MacOSX #OSX #macOS #Swift #ObjectiveC

Just 10% of their home the Atlantic Forest of #Brazil remains intact 💔🇧🇷 The world’s slowest mammal Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥🤎 are rapidly vanishing due to #PalmOil #Gold #cocoa and #meat #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Just 10% of their home the Atlantic Forest of #Brazil remains intact 💔🇧🇷 The world’s slowest mammal Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥🤎 are rapidly vanishing due to #PalmOil #Gold #cocoa and #meat #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Just 10% of their home the Atlantic Forest of #Brazil remains intact 💔🇧🇷 The world’s slowest mammal Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥🤎 are rapidly vanishing due to #PalmOil #Gold #cocoa and #meat #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Just 10% of their home the Atlantic Forest of #Brazil remains intact 💔🇧🇷 The world’s slowest mammal Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥🤎 are rapidly vanishing due to #PalmOil #Gold #cocoa and #meat #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Just 10% of their home the Atlantic Forest of #Brazil remains intact 💔🇧🇷 The world’s slowest mammal Maned Three-toed #Sloths 🦥🤎 are rapidly vanishing due to #PalmOil #Gold #cocoa and #meat #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ https://wp.me/pcFhgU-192?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Cocoa prices have come down, but that doesn’t mean chocolate 🍫 prices will go down

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/27/cocoa-prices-have-come-down-but-that-doesnt-mean-easter-chocolate-will-be-cheaper/
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Les prix du cacao ont diminué, mais cela ne veut pas dire que les prix du chocolat 🍫 vont diminuer

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2242090/chocolat-paques-prix-cacao-canada

#Cocoa #Cacao #Chocolate #Chocolat

This #Easter I’m boycotting Ferrero, Nestle, Mars, #chocolate. Because #palmoil and #cocoa in these products causes #deforestation and #extinction. I DEMAND big brands go #palmoil free and I #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

📖 The book 'Plantation Knowledge' includes a chapter by Marta Macedo that 'explores the deep entanglements established between São Tomé and the Congo through projects of cocoa plantations over the course of two decades, from the early 1890s to the early 1910s.'

🔓 The book is available via #OpenAccess: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/17059

#Histodons #Colonialism #Belgium #Portugal #Congo #SãoToméEPríncipe #Plantations #Cocoa #AgriculturalHistory

📖 The book 'Plantation Knowledge' includes a chapter by Marta Macedo that 'explores the deep entanglements established between São Tomé and the Congo through projects of cocoa plantations over the course of two decades, from the early 1890s to the early 1910s.'

🔓 The book is available via #OpenAccess: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/17059

#Histodons #Colonialism #Belgium #Portugal #Congo #SãoToméEPríncipe #Plantations #Cocoa #AgriculturalHistory