Cacao exports grow

[NewsWhore]

Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez says that cacao exports have increased to US$99 million during the first nine months of the year. Jimenez says this will be a historic year for cacao exports, adding that the high level of demand in comparison to supply is keeping cacao prices stable. According to the Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the DR's cacao is highly competitive and the country exports close to 50 million tons of cacao annually.

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