How cocoa beans are grown

Cocoa beans come from cacao trees. The cacao trees are grown near the equater due to the warm climate and the damp conditions. The trees only grow when they are protected from the sunlight, otherwise they get damaged and die. Once the trees have good conditions they begin to bear some fruits. These fruits or pods are shaped like an oval and are about ten inches in length. Each pod usually has between twenty to sixty beans. These beans are the main content of chocolate. The pods are cut off and the beans are harvested and then they are left to ripen for up to eight days. After the beans have rested for a while they then are spread out and dried before being shipped out to foreign countries.