According to the statistics of the International Cocoa Organization, worldwide production volume of the year 3.63 million tons in 2009-2010, Africa accounted for over two-thirds, divide in Latin America and the rest of Asia and Oceania.
1, Cote d'Ivoire - 1.2423.000t
2, Ghana - 632.000 t
3, Indonesia - 550.000 t
4, Nigeria - 235.000 t
5, Cameroon - 205.000 t
6, Brazil - 161.200 t
7, Ecuador - 143.700 t
8, Togo - 101.500 t
9, Dominican Republic - 58.300 t
10 Peru - 42.900 t
The characteristics of cocoa production, unlike other tropical cash crops such as coffee and bananas, that in the large-scale plantation production is not common, and the like. It can determine the reason for biological properties of the cocoa plan.Cacao trees are shade-tolerant trees, must be grown in the shade of other trees to be large. Signed with landowners an agreement to develop the land undeveloped workers, grow cacao trees in its shade while raising crops for staple foods such as cassava and bananas, in Ghana, the profit that he leaves enough cocoa to grow to that of the landlord, contract workers to those of the other half is done once flourished, was the driving force behind the growth of cacao production down the middle half of the land and development now.
Central America
-Trinidad
It is often stated that it is not, I would not think it's good, Trinitario species which allotted Forasutero high seed production and if there criollo and Trinidad. Because it is a small island in the Caribbean, the less the amount of naturally produced. Peculiar sweet smell, I have a somewhat sour and bitter.
-Costa Rica
Less characterized by mild acidity, nuances of caramel and golden raisins.
-Dominican Republic
Up CFC strong spicy aroma with reminiscent of cloves and nutmeg is characterized by rich, deep flavor is.
South America
-Ecuador
Although there is a rich cocoa Ecuador low acidity, with a smell like a flower. More than 20 kinds of cacao in Ecuador have been grown, top quality products at Ariba, remain much fruit and floral aromas of mellow.
-Venezuela
Aroma is mild, it is not a single. Moderate acidity.
-Brazil
-Peru
-Ghana
Light a rounded flavor.
-Côte d'Ivoire
Southeast Asia
-Madagascar
Fairly high acidity and rich. Distinctive taste.
-Ceylon
-Sumatra
Features pleasant acidity.
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