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What 17,000 cacao seedlings tell us: Dak Lak's "control the upstream" confectionery sourcing
Cacao beans, the raw material for chocolate, come about 70% of world supply from just two countries, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. With those two major producing regions cutting output due to erratic weather and disease, international cacao prices have stayed stuck in a historically high range. At a moment when procurement managers are unanimous in saying they "want to diversify growing regions,"... -
HAGL, toward the world's largest 20,000 ha directly managed coffee estate—vertically integrating through processing across Laos and Vietnam, a vision of JPY 71.3 billion in sales
Vietnam's HAGL has announced a vertical-integration plan to establish 20,000 ha of company-run coffee plantations by 2028 and produce everything in-house, down to roasting and cascara tea. It expects coffee-division sales of 71.3 billion yen, giving rise to a new sourcing partner directly linked to the growing area.
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