In the first three months of 2024, Brazil’s cocoa industry encountered significant setbacks, noting a 31% decrease in cocoa bean receipts. This information comes from data gathered by SindiDados – Campos Consultores and publicized by the National Association of Cocoa Processing Industries (AIPC). The total dropped from 27.2 thousand tons in early 2023 to just […]
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