DIVO, Ivory Coast, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Following heavy rain in much of Ivory Coast, pod counters and exporters are starting to lower their production forecasts for the main cocoa crop due to high ...

Cocoa flowers grow into cherelles, and then 22 weeks later, into pods. Charelles can turn yellow prematurely or even fall more easily from tree trunks when weather conditions are unfavourable.

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It's more bitter than dark chocolate, yet lacks a lot of the sweetness. Possessing a full-bodied flavor that almost tastes straight from the cocoa pod, it also infuses steak with a woodsy quality.

Bowman, G. F., Report of Cocoa Conference, 1951, p. 49 (Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance Ltd., London). Salazar, M., thesis in library of I.A.I.A.S ...