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Buy Guatemala Cocoa post-harvest center, known as the “Acopio,” was built in 2022 in the municipality of Cahabón, Alta Verapaz. This municipality is known for being one of the largest cocoa producers nationwide, with an estimated production of 524 tons per year on an area of 1,340 ha. The communities where our operation mainly intervenes are Santa Monica, Pinares, Sacta, Chaslaw, Santo Domingo, Santa María Rubeltzul, Seabas, among others.

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The climatic conditions in the area are driven by a wide variation in altitude, ranging from 100 to 800 meters above sea level, and average annual rainfall of 2800 mm and average annual temperature of 32°. The genetics that predominate in the region are a combination of clones selected over 4 decades ago for large bean size, including UF-667, and have adapted over time to thrive in the unique conditions of the region. The harvest usually takes place from January to July of each year, although climate change has caused some variability and in some cases extension of the harvest period.

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Buy Guatemala Cocoa We currently work with 309 producers who were certified organic under the European Ecological Standard and the USDA NOP Standard. Our collection center has a production capacity of 6 tons of fresh cocoa per week, carrying out the fermentation in San Juan wooden crates (typical of the region) and solar dryers with raised tables. The objective of this collection center is to cover areas and communities that have traditionally produced and marketed individually without efficient post-harvest handling (Buy Guatemala Cocoa). Since these families are not part of local associations, the producers have historically sold washed or semi-fermented and dried cacao to intermediaries at local market prices, which fluctuate constantly.