From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer): Peru vian cocoa exports to Canada, according to the Business Intelligence System of the Exporters Association of Peru (ADEX), went from $200,000 in 2008 to $3.5 million in 2013 and the amount accumulated between January and May this year totaled $644,000. According to ADEX, growth prospects are good, as members of the company Aliments Tousain Inc., a company which imports and distributes high quality food in Canada, will visit the country to identify more domestic suppliers under the framework of the Expoalimentaria fair. Authorities from the Canadian company said that the chocolate which is sold in their country comes from different parts of the world and value is added in Europe, that's why it's important for them to visit Peru, it means going directly to the source, where they can access the market for cocoa beans;