Malaysia was the main market for cocoa beans from Peru in the 2022/2023 campaign

Published Aug 8, 2024

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During the 2022/2023 campaign, Peru exported 94,359 tons of cocoa beans, with Malaysia as the primary destination, followed by the Netherlands, Indonesia, Mexico, Germany, and Italy. Additionally, Peru exported semi-finished cocoa products equivalent to 32,214 tons of cocoa beans, mainly to the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands, and shipped 15,239 tons of chocolate, primarily to the United States. On the import side, Peru received 108 tons of cocoa beans, 5,672 tons of semi-finished products, and 7,313 tons of chocolate, with Ecuador, China, and Chile being the major suppliers.

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(Agraria.pe) In the 2022/2023 campaign, Peru exported 94,359 tons of cocoa beans, reported José Jiménez Puerta, economist at the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). He noted that in the period analyzed, Malaysia was the main destination for Peruvian cocoa with 20,832 tons, participating with 22.08% of the total. Other important markets for Peruvian cocoa in the 2022/2023 campaign were the Netherlands with 17,728 tons (18.79% of the total), Indonesia with 17,574 tons (18.62% of the total), Mexico with 9,239 tons, Germany with 6,411 tons, and Italy with 4,019 tons. Regarding the Peruvian export of semi-finished cocoa products (butter, liquor or paste, powder and cake) in the 2022/2023 campaign, it indicated that they amounted to the equivalent of 32,214 tons of cocoa beans. In the case of cocoa butter, the main destinations in the period analyzed were the United States with 6,767 tons, Germany with 4,456 tons, the Netherlands with 3,433 tons, Argentina with 1,127 tons and Chile ...

Source: Agraria