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Chocolate has new Latin America king as Ecuador edges past Brazil
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January 21, 2014
Ecuador, where the fatty beans used to make chocolate have been grown since pre-Columbian times, is surpassing Brazil as Latin America's top cocoa producer after boosting planting and offering education programs for farmers.
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