Colombian cocoa production continues to rise

As of November 30, 2021, Colombia had exported 11,310 tonnes of dry grain In 2021, there was a consolidated production of 69,040 tons, 8.9% more than in 2020, when the figure of 63,416 tons was reached. Both numbers are historic in the national production of cocoa. Despite the pandemic especially affecting the national productive sector during the years 2020 and 2021, the Colombian cocoa subsector showed growth figures in both periods (6.1% and 8.9%, respectively), which shows, in addition to the dynamism of the agricultural sector, the good behavior of the cocoa subsector in Colombia. These positive results are achieved thanks to the implementation of the cocoa plantation renovation program, which in 2021 managed to renew around 9,600 hectares with the support of strategic allies such as the National Cocoa Fund, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the mayors of San Vicente de Chucurí and El Carmen de Chucurí, and it is expected that, thanks to new agreements ...