(Bloomberg) — Cocoa prices slumped again, extending a week of extreme volatility as liquidity dries up and buyers hold back from purchasing beans. Futures slid as much as 9.3% to the lowest since mid-March in New York, and are now about a third lower than a record high set two weeks ago. Price moves have…
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Long the world s undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season
SURVEYING the stripped landscape of her farm – dotted with pools of cyanide-tainted, tea-coloured waste water left by illegal gold miners – is enough to make Janet Gyamfi break down.