> ## 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. # October 2025 News & AMA | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 151 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/october-2025-news-ama-podsavechocolate-ep-151/ - Published: 2025-10-02T01:38:41.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-02T01:38:41.000Z - Description: Episode 151 of #PodSaveChocolate features chocolate news thatโ€™s fit to eat and AMA/Ask me Anything (about chocolate and cocoa) for October 2025. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream **When and Where to Watch** ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ The stream airs LIVE at 11:00 ****PDT/MST** (12:00 MDT, 1:00 CDT, 2:00 EDT), on Friday, October 3rd, 2025. Links below to watch LIVE and to view the archived episode. Click on this (shareable) link to watch on YouTube. 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People participating live can ask **AMA** questions in the chat at any point during the episode. **News** topics lined up to be covered include: ### **The Ongoing Saga of the Cost of Cocoa** | **MARKETS** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [ICCO Pricing Stats](https://www.icco.org/statistics/?ref=thechocolatelife.com#tab-id-1) | | [Futures Overview](https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/CC%2A0/overview?ref=thechocolatelife.com) / [Futures Prices](https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/CC%2A0/futures-prices?ref=thechocolatelife.com) โ€“ Barchart.com | | [Graph](https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa?ref=thechocolatelife.com) โ€“ Trading Economics | | Breaking: Cรดte d'Ivoire plans to increase its farmgate cocoa price for farmers by 39% to a record 2,500 CFA francs ($4.50) per kg for the main 2025/26 crop harvest (through March 26). | | **OTHER NEWS** | the TL;DR | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **News** | Cocoa world braces for another delay in the EUDR | | **News** | EC faces backlash over EUDR IT costs (which have never been disclosed) | | **News** | World Cocoa Foundation announces GHG (greenhouse gases accounting standards [methodology](https://worldcocoafoundation.org/programmes-and-initiatives/carbon-strategy?ref=thechocolatelife.com) | | **Awards** | Cacao of Excellence [2025 Top 50 announced](https://www.cacaoofexcellence.org/2025-awards/2025-best-50?ref=thechocolatelife.com). Taking a look at how evolving โ€œstandardsโ€ makes year-over-year comparisons and generating aggregate statistics next to impossible โ€“ and how AI tools make my life easier | | **Dates** | [CHOCOA 2026](https://chocoa.nl/?ref=thechocolatelife.com): Trade Fair (18โ€“20 Feb); Festival (21โ€“22 Feb) | --- ### **Scouring Social Media (Reddit, anyway)** **for โ€œHotโ€ Topics** [![CTA Image](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2025/10/RedditCapture.png)](https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=chocolate&ref=thechocolatelife.com) Ways to use Reddit to learn stuff and ***not** get caught up in the maelstrom. [On to /reddit ](https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=chocolate&ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ### **Questions?** If you have questions or want to comment, you can do so during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member, you can add them in the Comments below at ***any*** time. --- ### **Future Episodes** ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ****Tuesday, October 14 โ€“ 11:00 am PDT/MST** [Midwest Craft Chocolate Festival](https://www.midwestcraftchocolatefestival.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Preview with founder [Dustin Cornett](https://www.chocolat-inn.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ****Friday, October 17 โ€“ 11:00 am PDT/MST** The Changing Landscape of Cacao Sourcing ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ****Tuesday, October 21 โ€“ ๐Ÿ•› Starts at** ****12:00** **noon ๐Ÿ•› PDT/MST** Interview and Tasting with Tandy Peterson of [Embers Chocolate](https://emberschocolate.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com). --- ### **Episode Hashtags** #News #AMA #Trends #Awards #CacaoOfExcellence #CHOCOA #Reddit #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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