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"The world’s supply of #coffee and #cocoa comes from a handful of countries. Vietnam and Brazil account for more than half of global coffee bean exports — and Vietnam has suffered from severe drought. Cocoa’s two biggest producers are West Africa’s Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, where production shortfalls are causing unprecedented volatility and record-high prices"
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/markets/cocoa-volatility-coffee-market/
#Japan may find it difficult to secure coffee/cocoa supplies due to weakening yen. Back to locally grown tea?
@RoboticistDuck@mas.to@minorusaba or growing coffee as a warmer climate permits it within more places in Japan itself! 
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@RoboticistDuck Visited Okinawa, first and only time, over a decade ago. Had heard they were growing coffee near or in Yanbaru area, but couldn't fit it in the 3 days trip. Seems interest increased since then and apart from #Okinawa attempts to grow coffee have started in Kyushu, Okayama, and Ogasawara (where they're growing cacao, too); but yields are apparently still low.