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Cocoa butter comes from cocoa beans. They are grown in warm areas of the world.
Almost all of the world's cocoa beans are grown in Africa and Central and South America.
They don't. It is actually grown in Mexico in the form of cocoa plantations; Mexico is the 13th largest producer of such crop in the world with 27174 tonnes of cocoa beans (2010)
The Ivory Coast is the top cocoa bean producer. They produced 1.65 million metric tons of cocoa beans in 2012.The Ivory Coast is the top cocoa bean producer in the world. They produced 1.65 million metric tons of cocoa beans in 2012.
Crops in West Africa are grown similarly to elsewhere in the world. Some of the top crops are cashew nuts and cocoa beans.
Most cocoa is grown in West Africa, especially the Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) - where it is linked to the use of child slave labor. It is also grown in Brazil and Indonesia and some other countries.
Cocoa is grown mainly in South America, particularly in countries like Columbia, Ecuador, Brazil, etc. It is also grown in Africa and Asia. Cocoa grows within 15 degrees of the equator. After the pods are harvested, the beans are removed, then fermented, dried and shipped all over the world for further processing into various chocolate products.
No. Most probably, you have already eaten or drink Mexican chocolate: it is actually grown in Mexico in the form of cocoa plantations; Mexico is the 13th largest producer of such crop in the world with 27,174 tonnes of cocoa beans (2010)
when they found the cocoa beans growing on the trees.
Kola beans
Plane and ship are used to get the beans anywhere around the world, and trucks are used to get the beans from the air/sea port to the factory.
Mexico is the 13th largest producer of cocoa beans in the world, with 21,388 metric tons for 2011. As cocoa is considered a commodity, it can be sold and exported to other countries, such as the United States and Europe. During that same year, Mexico's cocoa farmers gained approximately US$22 million from their production.