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About 2/3s of the cocoa in the
world comes from West Africa, and
half of that is from the Ivory
Coast. As with many food
producers cocoa farmers are
controlled by the world market.
Prices can vary for $945.00 to
$5,672.00 a ton in just a couple
of years.
Cocoa farmers, unlike those who
invest in trading cocoa,
cant abandon their trees or reduce
production as easily as investors
can dump their stocks. It has been
stated that 90% of cocoa farms on
the Ivory Coast have resorted to
slave labor when prices drop in
order to remain in business.
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