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cocoa bean

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noun

  1. the seed of the cacao

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Brazil has suspended the import of dried and fermented cocoa beans from the world's largest producer, Ivory Coast, where the sector is in crisis amid falling exports.

From Barron's

Tariffs have raised the cost of importing cocoa beans, while poor harvests in West Africa, where most cocoa is grown, have also led to soaring cocoa prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ghana exports an average of 78,000 metric tons of cocoa beans to the United States annually.

From Barron's

Poor harvests in West Africa, where most cocoa is grown, in addition to tariffs, which have raised the cost of importing cocoa beans, have led to soaring cocoa prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK sources cocoa beans from West Africa and poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries, such as Ivory Coast and Ghana, have led to restricted supplies and higher prices.

From BBC