WORLD'S CONSUMPTION OF CACAO BEANS.
| (to the nearest thousand tons) 1 ton = 1000 kilograms. | ||||
| Pre-war | War Period | Post-war | ||
| Country. | 1913. Tons. | Average of 1914, 5, 6, &. 7. Tons. | 1918. Tons. | 1919. Tons. |
| U.S.A. | 68,000 | 103,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Germany | 51,000 | 28,000 | ? | 13,000 |
| Holland | 30,000 | 25,000 | 2,000 | 39,000 |
| Great Britain | 28,000 | 41,000 | 62,000 | 66,000 |
| France | 28,000 | 35,000 | 39,000 | 46,000 |
| Switzerland | 10,000 | 14,000 | 18,000 | 21,000 |
| Austria | 7,000 | 2,000 | ? | 2,000 |
| Belgium | 6,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 8,000 |
| Spain | 6,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 |
| Russia | 5,000 | 4,000 | ? | ? |
| Canada | 3,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | ? |
| Italy | 2,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Denmark | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ? |
| Sweden | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ? |
| Norway | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ? |
| Other countries (estimated) | 5,000 | 8,000 | 11,000 | 26,000 |
| Total | 252,000 | 283,000 | 305,000 | 380,000 |
The above figures are compiled chiefly from Mr. Theo. Vasmer's reports. The Gordian estimates that the world's consumption in 1918 was 314,882 tons. In several of our larger colonies and in at least one European country there is obviously ample room for increase in the consumption. When one considers the great population of Russia, four to five thousand tons per annum is a very small amount to consume. It is pleasant to think of cocoa being drunk in the icebound North of Russia—it brings to mind so picturesque a contrast: cacao, grown amongst the richly-coloured flora of the tropics, consumed in a land that is white with cold. When Russia has reached a more stable condition we shall doubtless see a rapid expansion in the cacao consumption.
CACAO PODS, LEAVES AND FLOWERS.
Reproduced by permission of Messrs. Fry & Sons, Ltd., Bristol.