Overview
- ADEX reported January–October 2025 chocolate exports reached more than $62 million in FOB value, up 12% year over year, while volume dropped 26%.
- Organic products totaled $33.77 million, rising 31%, as conventional chocolate slipped 5% to $28.35 million.
- The United States led buyers with $28.18 million and a 45% share, up 28%, followed by Canada, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia.
- CIEN-ADEX’s Edgar Vásquez said high cocoa prices are gradually normalizing, a trend that could affect farm profitability in the medium term.
- Drinking chocolate exports climbed 166% to $374,000—just 0.6% of the total—with shipments mainly to the United Kingdom and the United States.