The 10 countries in the world that produce the most cocoa

Brazil is among the countries that produce the most cocoa in the world. The wonderful seed, native to the Amazon rainforest, is used mainly in the production of chocolate. The origins of chocolate go back to the pre-Columbian civilizations of America. With the great navigations and the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, cocoa was found and popularized throughout Europe. With time and improvements in processing, the chocolate we know today was created. Chocolate is made from cocoa beans after fermenting and roasting. Although cacueiro is native to the Amazon rainforest, no American country, including Brazil, is on the list of countries that produce the most chocolate. Today, most cocoa is being produced in African countries. About 70% of the world's cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the two largest cocoa producers, accounting for about 50% of the world's cocoa, according to the latest ...