Stable production of chocolate

The chocolate industry of the country kept your production stable in the first half of this year, according to Abicab (Brazilian Association of the Industry of Chocolates, cocoa, peanuts, hard candies and derivatives). Were manufactured 237,600 tons, 0.4 percent less than in the same period in 2016.
Despite the volume of exports also have fallen in the first six months of the year (2.2%), the exported value was 4.7% higher. South American countries are the main market for Brazilian chocolates: account for 85% of sales.
"The sector is recovering from bad years. It is expected that next semester data show an improvement of internal consumption, "says Dan Fonseca, President of the entity.