Despite the obstacles faced by the agricultural sector, there are items in which the Dominican Republic is far above the rest of the world. One of these is the production of fine and aromatic cacao beans, where the DR is the second largest producer in the world. Only Ecuador produces more. The two countries provide 80% of the world market for fine, aromatic and organic cacao beans, used in the preparation of high quality chocolate. According to a study by Ivan Garzon and Orlando Rodriguez, the Dominican Republic supplies just 2% of the traditional type of cacao bean on the world markets. Cacao, the third most important commodity on the world markets after sugar and coffee, produces over US$6 billion in the world market. Again, just 2% of that goes to the DR. However, the 200,000 tons of fine, aromatic cacao is ruled 80% by Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, with Dominican production reaching nearly 60,000 tons over the past four years.