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Unión Cacaotera Cooperative
VerifiedCooperative
Machala, El Oro 4.8(38 reviews)
Founded
2001
Employees
500+
Annual capacity
5,400 t
Min. order
2,000 kg
Avg. response
7 hours
Lead time
24 days
About Unión Cacaotera Cooperative
Unión Cacaotera is a Fairtrade-certified cooperative representing 340 smallholder families across El Oro. Centralized fermentation and drying infrastructure ensures consistent quality while premium payments and community investment flow directly back to member farmers.
Certifications
Fairtrade
UTZ
Organic
EU Organic
Cacao varieties
Fine Aroma Blend
Nacional (Arriba)
Export markets
European Union United States Canada