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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Bogota, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Colombian cocoa producers are excited about entering the Chinese market after successful negotiations at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai in early November.
Agreements reached during the event, where Colombia was the guest of honor, include the annual export of 10,000 tons of Colombian cocoa from 26 rural producer associations, according to the state-run Rural Development Agency.
For Colombian cocoa producers, access to Chinese consumers is a "dream" that could "change the lives of farmers, allow them to live better lives, and ensure generational renewal," Esperanza García, legal representative of the Cocoa Producers Association, told Xinhua in an interview. The news of entering the Chinese market has raised great hopes among members of her organization, which represents 155 families and businesses from the municipality of Policarpa in the department of Nariño. They hope their products will soon be available in China, García said.
Secondo Sevillano, a representative of the chocolate brand Paz Sabor, said his organization, comprised of 100 producers from the municipality of Tumaco in Nariño, is awaiting formal approval for cocoa shipments to China. "The next challenge will be preparing to meet the demand that may arise in these Asian markets," he said after presenting his brand at the CIIE. "Demand for our products will depend on the growth we can achieve in our territory, so we continue to prepare to enter these potential markets," Sevillano added. –0–
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