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In 2024, the Ivory Coast was the world's leading cocoa bean exporter, with an export value of nearly **** billion U.S. dollars. Ecuador and Nigeria followed with *** and *** billion U.S. dollars worth of exports, respectively.

Cocoa bean production and processing

Cocoa is mostly used to produce chocolate, and the process of making cocoa beans contains several meticulous steps. The operation starts with harvesting and cleaning, shifting to fermentation, drying, and roasting; the steps after roasting produce further finished goods. The cocoa bean production in Africa amounted to around *** million metric tons from 2022 to 2023; this value is forecasted to slightly decline by 2024. The Americas and Asia / Oceania produced far less, and their production values are also expected to decrease by 2024. Côte d'Ivoire and the Netherlands have been the two leading countries for cocoa bean processing since 2010; while the values slightly rose and fell in earlier years, there have been gradual increases in recent years.

Cocoa bean grindings

Between 2024 and 2025, Europe is forecasted to have **** percent of all cocoa bean grindings worldwide; Africa and Asia/Oceania follow closely behind. The cocoa bean grindings in 2024 and 2025 in Europe amount to over * million metric tons.