Peruvian cocoa exports would double in value this year, compared to the US$ 390 million reached in 2023

Published 2024년 7월 19일

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Peruvian cocoa exports are projected to double in 2024, reaching US$780 million, according to Anaximandro Rojas Gil, president of the Peruvian Association of Cocoa Producers. The country's cocoa sector is crucial to the economy and is known for its high-quality production, utilizing sustainable practices like organic production, agroforestry systems, and genetic diversity. Peru is also the birthplace of cocoa, with the earliest evidence of domestication dating back 5,300 years. The country's chocolate entrepreneurs are leveraging this biodiversity to create a variety of high-quality chocolate products, which are gaining popularity for their health benefits.

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(Agraria.pe) In 2023, Peruvian cocoa exports reached US$390 million and for this year, it is expected to double that amount, said the president of the Peruvian Association of Cocoa Producers (APPCacao), Anaximandro Rojas Gil. The also president of the Organizing Committee of the International Cocoa and Chocolate Show 2024, highlighted the importance of the Peruvian cocoa sector in our national economy, as well as its positioning at the national and international level as a producer of quality cocoa. In that sense, he highlighted our country's strategy in the cocoa sector, which was oriented towards sustainable production, through the application of organic production practices, agroforestry systems, genetic diversity and certification systems. “The different actors are required to continue joining our efforts to ensure the development of the sector. We are the country with the greatest genetic biodiversity of cocoa. Likewise, recent research shows that the beginning of the ...

Source: Agraria