agricultural · input
Theobroma cacao seed, primary commodity input. Grown exclusively in tropical belt ±20° of equator. Ivory Coast + Ghana supply ~65–70% of world crop. Entirely from smallholder farms averaging 2–4 hectares. No synthetic alternative.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on cocoa beans (raw) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
4 companies produce cocoa beans (raw).
World's largest cocoa grinder and industrial chocolate manufacturer. Operates 60+ factories globally. Wieze, Belgium is world's single largest chocolate plant (~350,000 MT/yr). Annual grind capacity ~1.2M MT. Supplies Nestlé, Hershey, Jacobs Douwe Egberts under outsourcing agreements.
Second-largest global cocoa grinder. Operates grinding in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Netherlands, Indonesia. Integrated farm-to-factory model. Supplies Mondelēz, Mars, and foodservice.
Third-largest cocoa grinder globally. Multi-origin sourcing across West Africa and Asia-Pacific. Significant sustainable cocoa programs (Olam Direct). ~14% global grinding market share.
Major Malaysian cocoa grinder. Processing capacity in Malaysia and Ivory Coast — second Ivory Coast facility launched March 2024 adding 45,000 MT. Major industrial cocoa products supplier to Asia-Pacific confectionery. Publicly listed on Bursa Malaysia.
