> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # TheChocolateLifeLIVE | Radical Transparency - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelifelive-radical-transparency/ - Published: 2023-07-24T22:36:23.000Z - Updated: 2023-07-26T16:14:02.000Z - Description: Episode 126 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Tue, July 25th. - Author: TheChocolateWire - Tags: Live Stream, The Wire ‼️ Updated on July 26 to include the resource links mentioned during the LIVE. Watch on [my LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Flavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-chocolate-activity-7089371483994558465-rbpU?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) Watch on [TheChocolateLife page](https://www.facebook.com/TheChocolateLife/) on Facebook (live event) --- ### **Episode Overview** This episode continues the thread of most of the LIVEs over the previous weeks: When looking at issues related to quality and ethics and barriers to meaningful change, one word keeps coming up over and over and over again ... # TRANSPARENCY Following are ***some*** of the topics that will be covered in this episode: - What is meant by “transparency?” - When might transparency not actually be transparent? - What is the connection (is there a connection?) between transparency and traceability? - Can we trust statistics? - How do we vet statistics? (AKA, “How to be a good skeptic.”) The idea for this episode came to me as I was thinking about the following post on LinkedIn: [Sharon Terenzi on LinkedIn: Global cocoa production is expected to reach over 5 million tons in the… | 20 commentsGlobal cocoa production is expected to reach over 5 million tons in the 2022/2023 crop year. Here are some of the major players in the chocolate market that… | 20 comments on LinkedIn![](https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca)LinkedInSharon Terenzi![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4D22AQFHdbFWSQlsQA/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/0/1690024008214?e=1692835200&v=beta&t=OHg1sud5Oj8vgb2x1BJHjnqi0LgFXJbk51YE0Bx23Dk)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7088474460248248321/?commentUrn=urn:li:comment:%28activity:7088474460248248321,7088571739655327744%29&dashCommentUrn=urn:li:fsd%5Fcomment:%287088571739655327744,urn:li:activity:7088474460248248321%29&ref=thechocolatelife.com) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/immo-wegmann-M1-7VLtyLbo-unsplash-LikedInFeatured.jpg) [My LinkedIn post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fthechocolatelifelive-transparent-transparency-activity-7088967510057783296-%5FAWZ?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) in response to Sharon’s post. --- ### **Resources That Will Be Discussed In This Episode** ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/ChocolatXingu-ClayGordon_CacaoMarkets.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/ChocolatXingu-ClayGordon_CacaoMarkets-2.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/UncommonCacao-p7_2018_TR_report.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/UncommonCacao-p22019_TR_report.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/UncommonCacao-2021_TR_report-1.jpg) --- ### **Other Resources** [The Top Cocoa Producing Countries In The WorldThe cocoa beans serve as the main ingredients for making chocolates and many Mesoamerican foods. The following article discusses the top 10 cocoa-producing countries in the world.![](https://www.worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/favicon.png)WorldAtlasDiptarka Ghosh![](https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w1200-q80/upload/d9/ce/c3/shutterstock-528647230.jpg)](https://www.worldatlas.com/industries/the-top-cocoa-producing-countries-in-the-world.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [FAOSTATFAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.![](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/src/images/logo/FAO-logo.svg)](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/?ref=thechocolatelife.com#data/QCL) [International Cocoa Organization - StatisticsThe Statistics Section carries out various studies on the cocoa market, some of which can be found on the statistics web page: daily cocoa prices, monthly averages, market reports![](https://www.icco.org/wp-content/uploads/icco-splash.png)International Cocoa Organization![](https://www.icco.org/wp-content/uploads/Logo_ICCO_300x300.jpg)](https://www.icco.org/statistics/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Cocoa Historical Prices - Barchart.comHistorical price quotes for Cocoa futures, going back to circa 1980, with latest news and charts.![](https://d1l7hzv7igdihb.cloudfront.net/favicon.ico)Barchart.com![](https://www.barchart.com/img/barchart-og.png)](https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/CC%2A0/historical-prices?orderBy=contractExpirationDate&orderDir=asc&ref=thechocolatelife.com) [USD Historical Exchange Rates (US Dollar) - X-RatesGet historic exchange rates for past US Dollar foreign expenses. Select your currencies and the date to get histroical rate tables.![](https://www.x-rates.com/favicon.ico)xrates logo![](https://www.x-rates.com/themes/x-rates/images/xrates_sm_tm.png)](https://www.x-rates.com/historical/?from=USD&amount=1&date=2023-07-23&ref=thechocolatelife.com) [2022 Commodity Focus: Cocoa2022 Commodity Focus: Cocoa![](https://africaexchange.com/favicon.ico)![](https://blog.afexnigeria.com/uploads/Whats_App_Image_2022_06_01_at_11_03_49_AM_02568fb6b0.jpeg)](https://africaexchange.com/reports/special/2022-commodity-focus-cocoa?ref=thechocolatelife.com) AFEX – Africa Exchange [Chocolate makers report slow down of production as margins become squeezed by inflationCocoa bean processing in North America has slumped almost 12% in the second quarter, according to figures released by the National Confectioners Association, the lowest in almost 15 years for that period, while in Europe and Asia, factories ground the least cocoa since the beginning of the global pa…![](https://www.confectionerynews.com/bundles/wrbmgbsite/images/favicon/confectionerynews/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png)confectionerynews.comAnthony Myers![](https://www.confectionerynews.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/food-beverage-nutrition/confectionerynews.com/article/2023/07/24/chocolate-makers-report-slow-down-of-production-as-margins-become-squeezed-by-inflation/16597386-1-eng-GB/Chocolate-makers-report-slow-down-of-production-as-margins-become-squeezed-by-inflation.jpg)](https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2023/07/24/Chocolate-makers-report-slow-down-of-production-as-margins-become-squeezed-by-inflation?cid=DM1087097&bid=163599967&ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Cocoa | Equal Profit![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/441be7_069573fade1b46cdad4e1fb71162e13a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_32%2Ch_32%2Clg_1%2Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01/441be7_069573fade1b46cdad4e1fb71162e13a~mv2.png)Equal Profit![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/441be7_069573fade1b46cdad4e1fb71162e13a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_173,h_155,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/EqualProfit-logo1_25_Plan%20de%20travail%201.png)](https://en.equalprofit.org/cacao?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Transparent Trade — Uncommon Cacao | Wholesale Cocoa BeansUncommon Cacao is disrupting the global cacao market as the first Transparent Trade cacoa supply chain company. Transparent Trade is verifiable, published pricing for every transaction related to a cacao purchase along the supply chain.![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab9229aa9e0287fbf927602/1522349074837-AF98EYAF3ZKTPLLNTV4D/favicon.ico)Uncommon Cacao | Wholesale Cocoa Beans![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ab9229aa9e0287fbf927602/t/5efa7644d003857fa87937ce/1593472582978/Logo_Black_TT-500x163.jpg?format=1500w)](https://www.uncommoncacao.com/transparenttrade?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Find and download reports from this page. [TheChocolateLifeLIVE – Deconstructing the 2023 Chocolate ScorecardTheChocolateLifeLIVE resumes from its new home in Central Arizona on Friday, April 21st, from 12:00\~13:00 EDT (09:00\~10:00 PDT).![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/04/mark-konig-Y97fauNkNA8-unsplash-Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/pinned/thechocolatelifelive-deconstructing-the-2023-chocolate-scorecard/) [ 2021 ME Easter Scorecard 2021 ME\_Easter-Scorecard.pdf 4 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2023/07/2021-ME%5FEaster-Scorecard.pdf "Download") [ ChocolateScorecard2023 A4 Eng Chocolate+Scorecard+2023-A4-Eng.pdf 3 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2023/07/Chocolate-Scorecard-2023-A4-Eng.pdf "Download") [UPDATED – TheChocolateLife :: LIVE – Constructing Transparent Transparency ReportsEpisode 40 streams LIVE worldwide from Brooklyn, NY starting at 12:00 EDT on Tuesday, May 10th.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/05/wilhelm-gunkel-y9zdJUOoPpU-unsplash_Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-constructing-transparent-transparency-reports/) [UPDATED: TheChocolateLife :: LIVE – Deconstructing “Transparency” ReportsEpisode 39 streams LIVE worldwide from Brooklyn, NY from 12:00 EDT on Friday, May 6th.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/05/vika-strawberrika-GfzD8VEQ3P4-unsplash-FeaturedImage1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-deconstructing-transparency-reports/) [TheChocolateLifeLIVE | Exploring the FCIA GlossaryEpisode 125 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Fri, July 21st.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/07/brett-jordan-POMpXtcVYHo-unsplash.-Featured1920x1080jpg.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelifelive-exploring-the-fcia-glossary/) [Industry Standards - Fine Chocolate Industry AssociationFCIA’s members uphold the code of ethics and industry standards to craft natural fine chocolate products with incredible taste sensations and aromas.![](https://finechocolateindustry.org/images/favicon.svg)Fine Chocolate Industry Association![](https://finechocolateindustry.org/images/facebook-icon.svg)](https://www.finechocolateindustry.org/industry%5Fstandards.php?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Perhaps a Transparency Reporting Standard would benefit the industry more than the glossary can? --- ### **Contribute!** If you want to share your thoughts with me here on TheChocolateLife before the live stream begins, add them in the comments. 💡 Not a member? 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