Peruvian exports of cocoa and derivatives exceeded US$ 1 billion between January and October

Published 2024년 11월 12일

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Between January and October 2024, Peruvian exports of cocoa and derivatives surpassed US$ 1 billion, a significant increase from the US$ 16 million exported in 2000. The majority of the exports were cocoa beans, while nearly US$ 400 million were value-added products. This growth is largely due to the expansion of cocoa plantations from 10,000 hectares in 2000 to over 230,000 hectares today, and the successful implementation of alternative development programs. The sector employs around 100,000 producers and has an annual processing capacity of 86,000 tons of cocoa beans. Despite these achievements, small farmers need more support in technical assistance, credit, and access to new markets.

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(Agraria.pe) Between January and October 2024, Peruvian exports of cocoa and derivatives exceeded US$ 1 billion, reported the director of Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change of the Consulting Firm Recursos SAC, José Yturrios. He highlighted that, of this total, more than US$ 600 million correspond to shipments of cocoa beans, while nearly US$ 400 million are shipments with added value (butter, powder, chocolate, liquor, paste). He pointed out that in the year 2000 we barely exported US$ 16 million, and we had no more than 10,000 hectares of cocoa planted, while today we exceed 230,000 hectares and are around 170,000 tons. “The investment made by the majority of the nearly 100,000 cocoa producers who grew with the support of the alternative development programs promoted by Devida, USAID and European cooperation, in the regions of San Martín, Huánuco and Ucayali, among others, has been largely paid off,” he said. In this regard, he stressed that the alternative development ...

Source: Agraria