Cocoa Beans: Supply and Use in Specified Countries
Production Bean ImportsBean ExportsAvailable for In
Country Process
Metric tons
1996/97 Estimate
Brazil 145,002 15,000 6,900 153,102
Cote d'Ivoire 1,130,480 0 1,010,000 120,480
Dominican Republic 54,500 0 44,861 9,639
Ecuador 105,000 0 60,000 45,000
Ghana 324,000 25,000 285,000 64,000
Indonesia 322,000 0 230,000 92,000
Malaysia 120,000 38,000 35,000 123,000
Mexico 41,000 0 12,000 29,000
Nigeria 155,000 5,000 127,000 33,000
Total Major Expo 2,396,982 83,000 1,810,761 669,221
1997/98 Forecast
Brazil 152,000 24,000 7,245 168,755
Cote d'Ivoire 1,180,000 0 1,050,000 130,000
Dominican Republic 57,000 0 47,600 9,400
Ecuador 85,000 0 50,000 35,000
Ghana 350,000 15,000 310,000 55,000
Indonesia 325,000 0 231,000 94,000
Malaysia 115,000 37,000 33,000 119,000
Mexico 42,000 0 12,000 30,000
Nigeria 145,000 0 110,000 35,000
Total Major Expo 2,451,000 76,000 1,850,845 676,155
1/ Production plus imports, minus exports, equals apparent cocoa
processed.
Foreign Agricultural Service. Prepared or estimated on the basis of
official statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials,
reports of Agricultural Attaches, results of office research, and
related information.
October 1997 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA
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