In 2023, Bolivian cocoa and its derivatives hit a new export high of $2.9 million, weighing in at 621 tons. This exceeded the previous record of $2.7 million and 476 tons from 2022, as noted by the Bolivian Foreign Trade Institute (IBCE). Over the last decade, cocoa contributed $27 million and nearly 5,000 tons to […]
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