date:Aug 29, 2014
the worlds biggest consumer of fine chocolate, will also help spur investment in and production of Ecuadorean cocoa, he said in an interview.
Weather conditions in the fields have been good so far, said Ontaneda, whos also chief executive officer of cocoa exporter Eco-Kakao SA. Theres not a single cocoa bean that goes unsold.
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An outbreak of the witches broom fungal disease in Brazil reduced the nations crop last year. Repeated outbreaks of the disease since the 1980s displaced B