Looking from an overall perspective, from the period of 1992 to 1998, North and Central America, and Oceania were harvesting similar amounts of cocoa beans, while the Caribbean, South America, Africa and Asia had a 4-year gap after 1992, met with fluctuations in crop capacity.
North and Central America produced 50,000 tons in 1992 and had a small decrease in yield in 1994(43.000 tons) and 1996(49.000 tons). However, in 1998 it returned to its cocoa productivity as it was in 1992. On the other hand, Oceania’s capacity was generally decreasing. From 41.000 tons in the initial year, it dropped to 31.000 by 1998, with a rise from 34.000 tons to 39.000 tons in 1994 and 1996, respectively.
The Caribbean (49.000 tons), South America(179.000 tons), Africa(1.761.000 tons) and Asia(96.000 tons) followed the goal to boost their productivity, as in 1992 those countries stopped collecting beans for 4 years. Furthermore, the Caribbean and Africa succeeded by following this strategy and rocketed their income by reaching their peak at 69.000 tons and 1.971.000 tons in 1996, respectively. Whereas, South America and Asia failed, as their yield dropped to 157.000 tons and 94.000 tons by 1996, severally. Nevertheless, Asia’s production improved by 4.000 tons in 1998.
