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NEWS ABOUT: cocoa

cocoa stories: 2 news summaries

Binge Now: Chocolate
Prices May Spike

Soaring cocoa prices slim down candy makers' profit margins

Feb 13, 09 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Soaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten... More »

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Hershey • chocolate • candy • Valentine's Day • cocoa • commodity prices • recession depression

 Quest on for Chocolate Genome 

Mars aims to unlock genetic code to develop hardier cacao trees

Jun 26, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a 5-year research project to unlock the secrets of chocolate's genetic code—the cocoa genome—as the first stage in developing cacao trees that can produce more, survive droughts, and combat disease. Mars intends to make the results public to stop key... More »

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drought • Mars • West Africa • Brazil • IBM • genome • chocolate • Department of Agriculture • cacao • cocoa • Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture

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