Ghana cocoa supply chain

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Ghana cocoa data highlights

Over Time

Cocoa Volume (t)

2018

960k

2019

Exporting Companies

5 companies
account for

89% of Volume

of Ghana cocoa exports in 2019

top 5 Companies
By Volume (2019)
COCOA MARKETING COMPANY
630k t
CARGILL
73k
BARRY CALLEBAUT
58k
COCOA TOUTON PROCESSING COMP GH LTD
49k
NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LIMITED
48k
OTHER Companies
100k
N/A

Hotspots

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account for

-

of Ghana cocoa production in undefined

Importing Countries

5 countries
account for

59% of Volume

of Ghana cocoa imports in 2019

top 5 Importing Countries
By Volume (2019)
NETHERLANDS
240k t
MALAYSIA
100k
UNITED STATES
94k
SPAIN
63k
GERMANY
60k
OTHER Importing Countries
380k

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Cocoa farmer drying cocoa beans, Ghana

Cocoa traders fall short on supplier disclosure in Ghana

December 2023
By James Richens, Valentin Guye, Erasmus zu Ermgassen

Companies exporting cocoa from Ghana are failing to publicly demonstrate that their supplies are not grown on deforested land, according to research by Trase, raising questions over their sustainability commitments and their preparedness to comply with the EU deforestation regulation.

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