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With West Africa cocoa under strain, can Brazil supply more to Switzerland?

The South American country hopes to expand its role as Swiss chocolate makers seek more resilient and diversified sources of cocoa. After two consecutive poor cocoa harvests in West Africa, in 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, Switzerland’s chocolate industry has been forced to confront a longstanding vulnerability: its dependence on a small number of suppliers for one of its key raw materials.  Cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, which together account for around 60% of global supply, was hit by adverse weather conditions, pests and diseases. The 2023-2024 crop was further affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon, which brought droughts, excessive rainfall and unusually high temperatures, reducing yields and worsening disease outbreaks. As a result, the raw material behind Switzerland’s most famous culinary export saw its average international price rise from roughly US$2,500 (CHF2,030) per tonne in 2022 to a record of more than US$10,000 per tonne in 2024, according to ... Full story here Are you the author?
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