Much higher prices for cocoa in countries that neighbor top producer Cote d'Ivoire create an arbitrage that some farmers and middlemen can't resist exploiting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/17/markets/cocoa-prices-smuggling-traders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cocoa #africa #ivorycoast #coted039ivoire #guinea #smuggling #chocolate