`` If there 's a bad cropping season , if there 's an insect pest or fungal disease that goes through the Ivory Coast , that can impact the whole market , '' Guyton said . Ivorian is the world 's top supplier of cocoa , producing 35 percent of global supplies . After increased cocoa production in the past 10 years , production has flat-lined in the 1990s . Political instability has delayed investment in The Ivory Coast cocoa industry . Other challenges include lack of credit and a shift among The Ivory Coast farmers away from cocoa to more reliable crops .
Ivorian is the world 's top supplier of cocoa , producing 35 percent of global supplies . After increased cocoa production in the past 10 years , production has flat-lined in the 1990s . Political instability has delayed investment in The Ivory Coast cocoa industry . Other challenges include lack of credit and a shift among The Ivory Coast farmers away from cocoa to more reliable crops .