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Imported cocoa beans awaiting transfer to rail cars. The Port of Hampton Roads imports more raw cocoa beans than any other port in the United States. Most of these cocoa beans are shipped to Pennsylvania where they are transformed into chocolate.
Courtesy of The Virginia Port Authority

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