While cocoa exports reached $4.48 million in 2023, compared to $3.23 million in 2022, the sector remains far below the 2016 exports of $9.65 million or the 2020 exports of $10.84 million, according to Le Nouvelliste, which consulted the export table compiled by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) in early January 2024.
The fluctuating exports in the cocoa sector are explained by conjunctural and structural problems. "The country experienced severe drought in 2023 from January to March, significantly affecting the productio