With West Africa cocoa under strain, can Brazil supply more to Switzerland?

The South American country hopes to expand its role as Swiss chocolate makers seek more resilient and diversified sources of cocoa. After two consecutive poor cocoa harvests in West Africa, in 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, Switzerland’s chocolate industry has been forced to confront a longstanding vulnerability: its dependence on a small number of suppliers for one of its key raw materials.  Cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, which together account for around 60% of global supply, was hit…