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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic achieved report cocoa exports within the 2024–2025 harvest yr, exporting 77,453.6 metric tons valued at US$692.5 million, a 25% improve in comparison with the earlier interval, which closed with 61,877.11 metric tons value US$422.8 million. This represents an extra US$269.7 million in export income over the earlier yr.

In accordance with a report from the Nationwide Cocoa Fee, despatched to Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz by Government Director Víctor Hidalgo, the sector’s robust efficiency was pushed by unprecedented worldwide costs, reaching as excessive as US$12,500 per metric ton, with an annual common of US$8,925.12 per ton. This surge inspired producers to reinvest in plantations, undertake improved cultivation practices, and strengthen pest management and harvesting methods.

The report additionally highlights a 46% rise in natural cocoa exports, which grew from 25,416.70 to 37,140.64 metric tons. The typical export worth greater than doubled, growing 225% from US$4,163.95 to US$9,376.84 per metric ton. These outcomes, the Fee famous, replicate not solely favorable market circumstances but in addition the influence of initiatives developed collectively by the Cocoa Fee and the Ministry of Agriculture’s Cocoa Division, geared toward strengthening the sector’s sustainability and productiveness.

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