Peruvian cocoa exports reached US$ 131 million between January and May 2023, showing an increase of +18%

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Published Jul 14, 2023

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The Vice Minister of Foreign Trade in Peru stated that cocoa and chocolate are crucial industries in the country, providing income for over 90,000 small family farming producers and MSMEs. The export of cocoa and derivatives reached more than $334 million in 2022, representing a growth of 10% compared to the previous year. The Peruvian government is also working to address the concerns raised by the new European Union regulation on deforestation to minimize the risks to their exports.

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(Agraria.pe) The Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Teresa Mera Gómez, pointed out that cocoa and chocolate constitute one of the most important agro-industrial chains in our country, both in economic and social matters, providing opportunities for income generation for more than 90,000 small family farming producers and MSMEs from 14 regions of Peru (Tumbes, Piura, Cajamarca, Loreto, Amazonas, Ucayali, San Martín, Huánuco, Pasco, Junín, Ayacucho, Cusco , Madre de Dios and Puno) that are part of this ecosystem of cocoa and chocolate producers. In terms of foreign trade, he said that, in 2022, exports of cocoa and derivatives exceeded US$ 334 million, which represented a growth of 10% compared to 2021 and 25% more compared to the average sales of the last five years. Likewise, he stressed that between January and May 2023, Peruvian exports of cocoa and derivatives exceeded US$ 131 million, showing an increase of +18% compared to ...

Source: Agraria