> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Updated: January 2026 News & AMA | #PSC 175 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/january-2026-news-ama-psc-175/ - Published: 2026-01-12T20:28:41.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-14T17:39:24.000Z - Description: Episode 175 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate news that’s fit to eat and AMA/Ask me Anything (about chocolate and cocoa) for January 2026. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream, #Footnote 🗓️ Episode 175 streamed on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026\. Click a link below to view the archived episode. 🗓️ This stream begins at 11:00 ****MST** (10:00 PST, 12:00 CST, 1:00 pm EST), on Tuesday, January 13th, 2025. Links below to watch LIVE and to view the archived episode. This ****YOUTUBE** link is shareable. 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[Watch this episode on Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/share/186JbxpLNp/) --- ## **Episode 175 Overview** In this episode: News that’s fit to eat for January, 2026! 💡 People participating live can Ask Me Anything in the chat at any point during the episode. Topics lined up to be covered include ... ### **The Ongoing Saga of the Cost of Cocoa** | **MARKETS** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Futures Prices](https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/CC%2A0/futures-prices?ref=thechocolatelife.com) / [Futures Overview](https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/CC%2A0/overview?ref=thechocolatelife.com) – Barchart.com | | [Graph](https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa?ref=thechocolatelife.com) – Trading Economics | | [ICCO Pricing Stats](https://www.icco.org/statistics/?ref=thechocolatelife.com#tab-id-1) | | **MOVEMENT**: [Whither Bloomberg (BCOM)?](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7415477733142827008/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | **Farm Gate Prices:** Ivory Coast: about $5,000/MT; Ghana: about $4,640–$5,040/MT. For Côte d’Ivoire, the government set a farmgate price of 2,800 CFA/kg at the start of the 2025/26 season, which at roughly 559 CFA per USD is about $5,000 per metric ton. [​⁠](https://cocoaradar.com/cote-divoire-sets-record-cocoa-farmgate-price-market-reacts/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) For Ghana, the government raised the farmgate to 58,000 Ghana cedis per MT on Oct 2, 2025, which Reuters reported as about $4,640 per MT, after an earlier Aug 2025 increase to 51,660 cedis, about $5,040 per MT given the then exchange rate. This puts Ghana’s current stated price in the range of roughly $4,640–$5,040 per MT, depending on timing and FX assumptions. [​⁠](https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/ghana-raises-2025-26-farmgate-cocoa-price-by-another-12/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [​⁠](https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/ghana-raises-farmgate-cocoa-price-by-4-for-2025-26-season/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) > Note: These are official farmgate prices set by origin governments; they are distinct from futures quotes (e.g., \~$5,235/MT on Jan 13, 2026) which reflect global benchmark trading, not farmer receipt. --- ### **More News** | **TL;DR?** | browsing headlines | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Peek** | [Top Chocolate News from Google News](https://news.google.com/search?q=chocolate&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en&ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **Travel** | [This City Was Just Named the Best in Europe for Hot Chocolate – And It’s Not What You Think](https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-city-in-europe-for-hot-chocolate-11869535?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **OpEd** | [The Hidden Costs of Chocolate](https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/01/12/soup-to-nuts-podcast-the-hidden-costs-of-chocolate/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **M&A** | [TL;DR](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2026/01/02/big-food-ma-nestle-mars-barry-callebaut-kraft-heinz-and-more/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **Framing** | [alt.cocoa is now "Climate Proof"](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2026/01/07/kokomodo-rises-as-cocoa-crisis-fuels-demand-for-cellgrown-cacao/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **Trends** | [Well, *Duh*.](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2026/01/06/the-big-shift-five-trends-transforming-food-and-beverage/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **The Future?** | [... of Chocolate](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025/12/23/the-future-of-chocolate-an-era-of-bold-innovation-and-ultra-indulgence/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | --- ### **Future Episodes** 🗓️ Friday, January 16th ****No episode: I will be traveling.** 🗓️ Tuesday, January 20th ****No episode: I will be traveling.** 🗓️ Friday, January 23rd ****An interview with Jorge Redmond, Chocolates El Rey (Venezuela).** --- ### **Episode Hashtags** #News #AMA #AskMeAnything #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChoc #PSC #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife --- ### **#PodSaveChocolate and #TheChocolateLifeLIVE Archives** **To read an archived post** and find the links to watch archived episodes, click on one of the bookmark cards, below. 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