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Venezuela - Producing the worlds best Cocoa

Author
CropGPT
Published
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://podcast-cocoa.cropgpt.ai/episodes/venezuela-producing-the-worlds-best-cocoa-0510b48f-0e3b-4441-8ddd-a0ae06518a8c


Venezuela’s cocoa story is one of quality, and quiet resilience. Once celebrated as the world’s largest cocoa producer in the early 1800s, the country’s production today stands at a modest 15,000–20,000 tonnes per year — a mere 0.04% of the global supply.

While volume has plateaued over recent decades, the reputation of Venezuelan cocoa remains unmatched. The cocoa is prized by luxury chocolatiers and specialty markets around the globe — commanding prices double the global averages.


60% of the worlds best cocoa
varieties come from Venezuela including Porcelana Criollo, Chuao, and Guasare.

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