Bolivian cocoa and wine will take center stage for European tastes

There are new markets for domestic wine and cocoa; Belgium, Denmark and China will appreciate the Bolivian flavor. This is confirmed by Ana Lía López, director of export promotion at the Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Integration.

“In May and June we opened new markets for our products, one of which is high-altitude wines, whose traditional market is the United States, but this time we opened the Belgian market”Lopez told El Boer.

In fact, he highlighted the numbers; 7,000 bottles of wine arrive in Belgium High-quality products from the country will be promoted in the European market.

Through its mission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken the necessary steps to have five Bolivian laboratories accredited and recognized as part of the Bolivian National Laboratory. List of Conformity Certification Bodies in Third Countries 6 Before the EU, therefore Can certify the export quality of Bolivian wines.

The product is enriched with Bolivian cocoa, which has now arrived in Denmark from its main market, Switzerland. “Our cocoa is organic and certified organic. Also, it corresponds to the Cocoa Collectors Association,” Lopez said.

The Yuracaré Wild Cacao Collectors Association (Arcasy) confirms that 500 kg of organic and wild cocoa sent to Denmark.

The sale was made possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In this sense, the quality of the cocoa produced by the Arcasy Association has been internationally recognized. Silver Award for Best Cocoa at the Paris Cocoa Award in France.

Arcasy took first and third place “Bolivian Cocoa and Chocolate Exhibition 2023” These awards support the association’s efforts to collect high-quality cocoa and They highlighted its status as a market benchmark.

In addition to these two products that are opening up new markets, López added the first six containers of chestnuts exported to China by the state-owned Bolivian Almond Company (EBA), valued at US$624,000. Subsequently, the sale of approximately 30 additional containers is expected to be confirmed.

Although there are about a dozen varieties of walnuts, the Bolivian Amazon walnut is one of the most appreciated in the world. The country produces at least 75% of the world’s production of these nuts. The remaining 25% of producers are Brazil and Peru.