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Farmers told Reuters that as flowers and cherelles, which develop into cocoa pods, were proliferating on trees more moisture was needed to help them survive and turn into bean-producing pods.

Cocoa beans demand fell in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the year as a whole, though it remains relatively stable, according to a report from the European Cocoa Association.