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CACAO
Chocolate Drops

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The government implemented an export tax on cacao early last year with the hope it would strengthen the industry. But farmers and exporters are suffering more than ever as a result.

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SYUKRI, a farmer from Kampung Baru village, Pinrang regency, South Sulawesi, is confused by the declining price of his cacao. Last year, he sold his half-dried cacao to a middleman for between Rp7,000-8,000. Now, he can only sell his cacao for Rp5,000 per liter.

"There is nothing we can do," Syukri said Tuesday last week.

One middleman, Edi, said the prices were also beyond his control. Edi said the price of cacao dropped because major cacao busines

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