Cocoa prices are now at half their level of three years ago.
Cocoa prices have not kept pace with the cost of living.
Last week, in fact, cocoa prices dropped to their lowest level since early 1983.
Eventually it blew over when cocoa prices rose the next year.
None of the traders interviewed believed that cocoa prices will go up.
International oil and cocoa prices have considerable impact on the economy of Cameroon.
The buyout caused cocoa prices to rise to their highest level since 1977.
Cocoa prices settled $39 to $45 lower, with the contract for delivery in March at $1,609 a ton.
Cocoa prices settled $18 to $39 higher, with the contract for delivery in December at $1,278 a ton.
The exhibition includes a stock ticker that displays current cocoa prices on the world market.