3 Reasons Why Ghana Should be Anxious About China’s Entry Into The Cocoa Market

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Months after news broke that China had entered into the global cocoa market with an initial delivery of 500 kilograms of beans shipped to Belgium from the southern island of Hainan, Ghanaians are still trying to figure out whether they have reason to be concerned.

Ghana and Ivory Coast are the world’s two leading cocoa exporters and given their huge size advantages over China, at least for now, some in the industry say Ghana doesn’t have to worry about new Chinese competition.

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