Peru: Exports of organic cocoa and its derivatives fall by -16 percent in 2022
Cocoa Bean
Cocoa Products
Peru
Published Mar 5, 2023
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Shipments of organic cocoa to the world totaled US$65,504,000 in 2022, which represented a decrease of -16% compared to the same period in 2021 (US$72,628,000), mainly due to lower shipments to USA and the European Union (EU), reported the Agro-export Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX). With the exception of chocolates, which grew 47%, all other items experienced falls in the analyzed period: beans (-15%), nibs (-37%), cocoa butter (-54%), cocoa powder (- 26%), cocoa mass (-31%) and cocoa residues (-26%). Although it registered a contraction of -7%, the US (US$ 23 million 152 thousand) was the leading market for organic cocoa and its derivatives (it concentrated 35% of shipments). It was followed by the Netherlands with US$ 12 million 197 thousand and a drop of -39%. Italy (-12%), Belgium (-36%), Australia (-15%) and the United Kingdom (-57%) also closed in red. on red alert According to the president of the Coffee and Cocoa Committee of the business union, José ...
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