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The weather phenomenon caused dried temperatures in West Africa, where three quarters of the world-wide supply of cocoa beans (pictured) - which are used to produce cocoa - are grown.
Cocoa growers are escalating their fight to improve farmer pay; want buyers to pay premiums and resume deals. The two countries together account for 60 per cent of the world’s cocoa.