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(Image: https://ovenfresh.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/chocolate-candy-chocolates-chocolate-182861.jpg)Each batch of beans is different, so each batch requires slightly different roasting, grinding, and conching profiles to make the most of their natural qualities. Makers often enter into contracts with their farmers, promising to pay a consistent price for their harvests. This stability is a lifeline for farmers, who are usually at the mercy of severely fluctuating – and steadily decreasing – world cocoa prices. If you want to read more about the complexities of cocoa varieties and the dangers of clones, check out this great article from our friends at Uncommon Cacao. Cocoa trees grow in rainforests in a band 20 degrees north and south of the equator.external site