ADIOESMAC

Guatemala

ADIOESMAC

Huge bean size and a dark chocolatey profile, our highest altitude cacao from Guatemala.

The Association of Integrated Development “OX EEK” Santa Maria Cahabón (ADIOESMAC) was founded in 2004.

They are perched at 750m above sea level on a mountaintop in the village of Tzalamtun, overlooking the extensive green hills of the Cahabón region, the association processes cacao using large wooden fermentation boxes and a combination of solar dryers and drying patios. This region has been producing cacao for centuries, and the growing number of cacao agroforestry plots dotting the landscape almost always represent reforestation of “milpa” or corn and bean farms. The association includes a women’s group which has a small chocolate factory and sells bean-to-bar chocolate in the local region.

Cacao farms are planted in agroforestry systems dominated by madre de cacao (Gliricidia sepium) amidst the steep, rocky hills of Tzalamtun, at 500- 800m above sea level. Seeing promising economic opportunity in cacao for the remote villages in the region, the Guatemalan government (led by a President originally from Cahabón) organized a large-scale project to bring hundreds of thousands of sticks of fresh budwood from the famous Finca Brillantes on the south coast of Guatemala to Cahabón.

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TERROIR

Cacao farms are planted in agroforestry systems dominated by madre de cacao (Gliricidia sepium) amidst the steep, rocky hills of Tzalamtun, at 500-800m above sea level. Seeing promising economic opportunity in cacao for the remote villages in the region, the Guatemalan government (led by a President originally from Cahabón) organized a large-scale project to bring hundreds of thousands of sticks of fresh budwood from the famous Finca Brillantes on the south coast of Guatemala to Cahabón. Grafted seedlings were distributed from 1982-1985 to over 5,000 families. The budwood distributed was primarily UF-665 and UF-667, which results today in an extremely consistent and large bean size (~50 beans / 100g).

The Association of Integrated Development “OX EEK” Santa Maria Cahabón (ADIOESMAC) was founded in 2004.

They are perched at 750m above sea level on a mountaintop in the village of Tzalamtun, overlooking the extensive green hills of the Cahabón region, the association processes cacao using large wooden fermentation boxes and a combination of solar dryers and drying patios. This region has been producing cacao for centuries, and the growing number of cacao agroforestry plots dotting the landscape almost always represent reforestation of “milpa” or corn and bean farms. The association includes a women’s group which has a small chocolate factory and sells bean-to-bar chocolate in the local region.

Cacao farms are planted in agroforestry systems dominated by madre de cacao (Gliricidia sepium) amidst the steep, rocky hills of Tzalamtun, at 500- 800m above sea level. Seeing promising economic opportunity in cacao for the remote villages in the region, the Guatemalan government (led by a President originally from Cahabón) organized a large-scale project to bring hundreds of thousands of sticks of fresh budwood from the famous Finca Brillantes on the south coast of Guatemala to Cahabón.

Download ADIOESMAC 2023 Transparency Data

TERROIR

Cacao farms are planted in agroforestry systems dominated by madre de cacao (Gliricidia sepium) amidst the steep, rocky hills of Tzalamtun, at 500-800m above sea level. Seeing promising economic opportunity in cacao for the remote villages in the region, the Guatemalan government (led by a President originally from Cahabón) organized a large-scale project to bring hundreds of thousands of sticks of fresh budwood from the famous Finca Brillantes on the south coast of Guatemala to Cahabón. Grafted seedlings were distributed from 1982-1985 to over 5,000 families. The budwood distributed was primarily UF-665 and UF-667, which results today in an extremely consistent and large bean size (~50 beans / 100g).

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Luisa Eco winnowing fermented and dried cacao to make hot chocolate

2023 ADIOESMAC Farmgate Price

$3.06 USD

This is the actual price paid to the cacao producer for their product (typically on a per kg or per lb basis) when they sell it to the first buyer.

Farmgate price is often paid for "wet" or fresh cacao, recently harvested and scooped out of cracked pods for sale. Wet cacao loses 60-70% of its weight during fermentation and drying, typically reaching 7-8% humidity before it is sold.

Uncommon calculates farmgate price for each cacao supplier based on the specific weight loss conversion percentage provided to us by the supplier, and we report farmgate price on a per kg dried equivalent basis for all cacao beans we source.

Pictured is Luisa Ico winnowing fermented and dried cacao to make hot chocolate.

Pedro rakes dried cacao at ADIOESMAC's drying decks

2023 ADIOESMAC Association Price

$3.72 USD

This is the price the exporter pays the association for cacao.

In some cases in our supply chain there is an organized group of producers that aggregate cacao and sell it to an exporter.

Pictured is Pedro Tiul raking dried cacao at ADIOESMAC's drying decks.

2023 ADIOESMAC FOB Price

$5.75 USD

This is the price paid by Uncommon to our partners for cacao transported and loaded onto a ship for export.

Uncommon then covers all of the costs of shipping, freight charges, insurance, import, domestic logistics, warehouse ingestion, customs and duties.

Free on board (FOB) is an international shipping term that represents the seller's responsibility for bringing the cacao over the rails of the export ship.

2023 ADIOESMAC Average Sales Price

$8.80 USD

This is the weighted average price per kg for cacao sold to the premium & ultra premium chocolate makers who purchased it during this year from Uncommon Cacao.

Pictured is Sebastian Tiul harvesting a cacao pod.