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Cocoa grinding, Netherlands & Barry Callebaut
Amsterdam, Netherlands52.37°N 4.90°E
computed criticality17/100
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Barry Callebaut, Cargill & Olam ≈55-60% of world grinding; Netherlands top cocoa importer/port
2024Fault line
Between the Ivorian bean and chocolate, a few processors concentrate world grinding, including the Amsterdam hub. This indebted intermediate chokepoint was strained by the 2024 cocoa price surge.
Actors
Barry Callebaut
Cargill
Olam
Port of Amsterdam
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