Peru is the second most industrialized cocoa country in Latin America.

(Agraria.pe) Over the last 10 years, Peru's cocoa production has been growing at an average rate of 5% annually, reaching 180 thousand tons in 2024 and is expected to reach 190 thousand tons this year, said the president of the Coffee and Cocoa Committee of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), José Antonio Mejía Polanco. He said that last year, Peru's cocoa and derivatives exports amounted to nearly US$ 1,250 million. Furthermore, between January and July of this year, shipments totaled US$ 865,287,000, reflecting an increase of 41% compared to the US$ 615,227,000 reported in the same period of 2024. Of this total, 81.4% corresponds to conventional cocoa and 18.6% to organic cocoa. He specified that in the first seven months of this year, the most important product was cocoa beans with shipments of US$ 518,220,000, representing 60% of the total; it was also shipped in butter, paste, powder, chocolates, and nibs. The most important destinations were the United States, the ...