In December, the country saw an 11.70% year-on-year increase in cocoa and cocoa product exports, reaching a value of US$48 million and a volume of 8,000 tons. Despite a slight decrease of 0.65% in cumulative exports from January to December, the volume increased by 3.73% to 87,100 tons. The top ten export markets, accounting for 62.55% of total exports, were Hong Kong, Philippines, the US, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, and the Netherlands. Hong Kong was the largest market, with exports valued at US$76 million, a 48.07% increase from the previous year.