MANAUS-AMAZONAS, BRAZIL.

- Jorge Silva, Marketing Director at Bombons Finos
"Cocoa is a product priced in dollars, so it fluctuates according to the stock market. Nowadays, the dollar is very high, so it really does have this characteristic fluctuation. But in addition to this, the global cocoa plantation has been suffering from several problems, mainly climate factors. Cocoa prices have increased enormously from one year to the next. We are having to absorb these costs in our line creatively, trying to work more with fillings, a little more with the originality of the Amazon fruit. So we try to get around these problems with creativity," said Jorge.

"A large part of the cocoa produced in Brazil stays in Brazil, and we consume a large part of it. But cocoa, especially cocoa from the Amazon region, is very well regarded, so it ends up being a premium product. When it leaves Brazil, it leaves with this premium product characteristic," concluded director Jorge Silva.

Source: Amazon Agency