date:Aug 29, 2014
razil from the position of top producer and have since discouraged planting, while West African countries took the lead. The Ivory Coast is the worlds top producer, followed by Ghana.
While Ecuadors Arriba varietal is used in fine chocolate, ordinary or bulk beans are used for mass production. Chocolate makers like Nestl SA, the worlds biggest food company, operate in the Andean nation.
Australias Bureau of Meteorology said yesterday it remains on El Nio watch even as the onset of the weather