According to a recent report produced by the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Nigeria produced an estimated 385,000 tons of cocoa beans worth more than US$570 million in 2005. About 60-70 per cent of Nigeria's cocoa production and existing processing activities are located in the southwestern Nigeria, with around 20 per cent in Cross River State, Southern Nigeria. Cote d'lvoire and Ghana produced 39 per cent and 19 per cent of the world total cocoa respectively, in 2005, followed by Indonesiaand Brazil, with 18 per cent and seven per cent, respectively. Cameroon and other African countries contributed five per cent each.
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