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English: Source: Mitchell (2007a, 2007b, and 2007c) and FAOSTAT (2013a and 2018). For the Asian region no data was available in Mitchellʼs historical statistics. Therefore, Mitchellʼs historical statistics were combined with data from FAOSTAT, available from 196
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The cocoa bean, also known as cocoa (/ ˈ k oʊ. k oʊ /) or cacao (/ k ə ˈ k aʊ /), [1] is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted.
Bulk cocoa is distinguished from flavor cocoa using the subjective definition of containing undesirable or poor flavor, drying or fermentation. [3] Bulk cocoas have a strong inherent flavor. [ 4 ] They are regulated by quality requirements, which allow manufacturers to ensure homogeneity for what they add to blends, maintaining brand flavors.
The widespread use of children in cocoa production is controversial, not only for the concerns about child labor and exploitation, but also because according to a 2002 estimate, up to 12,000 of the 200,000 children then working in the Ivory Coast cocoa industry [152] may have been victims of trafficking or slavery. [153]
As of 2018, they were increasingly used in the United States. [9] Ecuador as of 2017 was the largest exporter of fine cocoa, constituting 75% of cocoa exports. [1] [8] Flavor cocoa producers are primarily considered Central and South America and the Caribbean. [10] Markets for flavor cocoa as of 2017 had experienced strong growth for two ...
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The Seventh International Cocoa Agreement was negotiated in Geneva in 2010 and came into force provisionally on 1 October 2012. [2] The ICCO serves as a platform for stakeholders in the global cocoa industry to discuss topics relevant to international cocoa trade. It is a leading source of cocoa statistics globally, with data spanning nearly 70 ...