Few winter-time pleasures are more basic (in a good way) than a cup of hot cocoa
2 min read12 Jan 2018In other news, cement production falls marginally in FY17; Japan struggling to find enough workers
1 min read31 May 2017Ghana's cocoa output, said to be the biggest in three years, has benefited this year from better weather conditions
1 min read29 May 2017El Nino's is pushing cocoa prices higher by threatening to reduce output from Ecuador to Indonesia, just as most raw materials tumble on surplus supply
3 min read16 Nov 2015Its effects are just beginning in much of the world and yet it's already shaping up potentially as one of the three strongest El Nino patterns since 1950
7 min read22 Oct 2015On chocolate’s journey from the equator to the world over
6 min read16 Mar 2015Demand will climb as economies expand in China, India and Indonesia, boosting incomes of the growing middle class, says an industry group
2 min read28 Jan 2015Rising consumption in China and India may spur shortages that extend into the next decade
4 min read15 Jul 2014Cocoa for delivery in March advanced 0.8% to 1,875 a metric tonne on NYSE Liffe
2 min read12 Feb 2014The production shortfall will persist through 2018the longest deficit in more than five decades
6 min read17 Dec 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared