Cocoa production should grow in Brazil in 2017

Cacao production has grown in Brazil last year and should reach the 274,000 tons in 2017, 28% more than the crop of 2016, according to data of IBGE. The increase is mainly due to the more favorable climate during the last six months. About of 60000 farmers engaged in the cultivation of cocoa in Brazil. Bahia is the State that produces more fruit in the country, accounting for 54% of the crop. Secondly, is the Stop, with 40% of the crop. The revenues of cocoa-producing farms stood at r $1, 2 billion in 2016.