On World Cocoa Day, discover the future of cocoa trade. From smallholder farmers to global markets, cocoa continues to shape culture and commerce. Rising demand for premium products and expanding applications beyond chocolate are creating new opportunities across the value

The cocoa market faces significant supply challenges as producers grapple with weather disruptions and crop diseases. Cocoa as a commodity is also seeing mass diversification into adjacent industries such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Download DMCC's latest Special Report on

Historically concentrated in West Africa, the production of cocoa is now shifting to Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Download DMCC's latest Special Report on Cocoa to discover how these locations are establishing themselves as powerful players, and diversifying the global cocoa supply

Dubai is gaining ground as a dynamic hub in the global cocoa supply chain, expanding its warehousing and blending capabilities and linking producers directly to buyers, finance and downstream value. With market access concentrated in a few trading houses, Dubai is challenging the

The cocoa trade is evolving - fuelled by innovation. Digital and fintech platforms are shifting power closer to farmers, enabling faster and more equitable pay, while lab-grown cocoa and cocoa-free alternatives deliver resilience against climate shocks and volatile prices.

DMCC congratulates H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak on assuming the role of Chair of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council.