Peru exported chocolates worth more than $73 million as of October

Shipments abroad of Peruvian chocolates, including cup chocolates, totaled more than USD 73 million 119,000 between January and October 2023, registering an increase of 75% compared to the same period in 2022 (USD 41 million 702,000), as reported by the Agro-Export Management of the Exporters Association (ADEX). According to the union's Agroexports manager, Claudia Solano Oré, these products – with different percentages of cocoa – were shipped in bars, tablets and with fillings. “Cup chocolate (USD 35,783 between January and October 2023) achieved an increase of 12.1% compared to the same period in 2022 and landed in countries such as the US, Japan, Chile, Aruba, Zambia and Switzerland” , he explained. It should be noted that Peru exported conventional and organic chocolates. The former (USD 54 million 976,000) represented 75% of the total and organic products (USD 18 million 142,000) represented the remaining 25%. The conventional ones, with an increase of 131%, contain ...