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Growing of cocoa companies in Ecuador · ISIC A0127.02

399 registered companies · 340 active (85%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code A0127.02.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$541 M
Share of the country
0.3%
Companies that filed statements
256
Median margin
1.8%

Of the 256 companies that filed statements for 2025, 133 recorded sales and 96 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $167 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 620 a month. Women hold 29% of the jobs, companies provide 84% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 8.9% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×81.0
$6.7 M
$541 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$6.7 M
2001
$7.1 M
2002
$9.2 M
2003
$10 M
2004
$8 M
2005
$11 M
2006
$14 M
2007
$19 M
2008
$26 M
2009
$35 M
2010
$31 M
2011
$40 M
2012
$36 M
2013
$40 M
2014
$54 M
2015
$48 M
2016
$38 M
2017
$38 M
2018
$58 M
2019
$58 M
2020
$84 M
2021
$58 M
2022
$83 M
2023
$125 M
2024
$451 M
2025
$541 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $14 k declared · 5 companies Bolívar: $380 declared · 2 companies Carchi: no data Cañar: $0 declared · 2 companies Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: $50 declared · 3 companies El Oro: $30 M declared · 19 companies Esmeraldas: $37 M declared · 10 companies Galápagos: $0 declared · 2 companies Guayas: $262 M declared · 129 companies Imbabura: $304 declared · 1 companies Loja: no data Los Ríos: $24 M declared · 26 companies Manabí: $4.8 M declared · 15 companies Morona Santiago: $79 k declared · 2 companies Napo: $0 declared · 1 companies Orellana: $436 k declared · 1 companies Pastaza: no data Pichincha: $1.5 M declared · 18 companies Santa Elena: $1,292 declared · 2 companies Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $175 M declared · 16 companies Sucumbíos: $6.1 M declared · 1 companies Tungurahua: no data Zamora Chinchipe: $81 k declared · 1 companies Galápagos

Azuay: $14 k declared · 5 companiesBolívar: $380 declared · 2 companiesCarchi: no dataCañar: $0 declared · 2 companiesChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: $50 declared · 3 companiesEl Oro: $30 M declared · 19 companiesEsmeraldas: $37 M declared · 10 companiesGalápagos: $0 declared · 2 companiesGuayas: $262 M declared · 129 companiesImbabura: $304 declared · 1 companiesLoja: no dataLos Ríos: $24 M declared · 26 companiesManabí: $4.8 M declared · 15 companiesMorona Santiago: $79 k declared · 2 companiesNapo: $0 declared · 1 companiesOrellana: $436 k declared · 1 companiesPastaza: no dataPichincha: $1.5 M declared · 18 companiesSanta Elena: $1,292 declared · 2 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $175 M declared · 16 companiesSucumbíos: $6.1 M declared · 1 companiesTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: $81 k declared · 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$50 $262 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Cocoaexpor Cia.ltda. $167 M
  2. Exportadora de Cacao Babahoyo Babahoyoexport S.A. $86 M
  3. Mikacao S.A. $37 M
  4. Exportadora Alkatiff Agro Lopez Cia.ltda. $31 M
  5. Agrícola Exportadora Jccocoa S.A. $29 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 64.6% the other 128: 35.4%

Concentration index (HHI): 1,374, unconcentrated; the largest takes 30.8% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Cocoaexpor Cia.ltda. Growing of cocoa 2390627338001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 166.6 M Active
Exportadora de Cacao Babahoyo Babahoyoexport S.A. Growing of cocoa 1291763282001 Guayaquil, Guayas 85.8 M Active
Mikacao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993297410001 Guayaquil, Guayas 37.2 M Active
Exportadora Alkatiff Agro Lopez Cia.ltda. Growing of cocoa 0891756984001 Quinindé, Esmeraldas 31.4 M Active
Agrícola Exportadora Jccocoa S.A. Growing of cocoa 0791793580001 Pasaje, El Oro 28.6 M Active
Comercializadora de Cacao Cocoacomerce S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993310581001 Samborondón, Guayas 25.2 M Active
Askelgado S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992764805001 Guayaquil, Guayas 20.8 M Active
Boncao S.A. Growing of cocoa 1291781795001 Quevedo, Los Rios 14.7 M Active
Exbriover S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993393215001 El Empalme, Guayas 12.7 M Active
Mars la Chola (Mlch) C.L. Growing of cocoa 0992961031001 Guayaquil, Guayas 8.2 M Active
Walldenc Cocoa S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993060828001 Durán, Guayas 7.4 M Active
Kacaoacosta Cia.ltda. Growing of cocoa 0391024596001 El Triunfo, Guayas 7.3 M Active
Agripasnar S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993388876001 Naranjal, Guayas 6.3 M Active
Pesantezcacao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993314811001 Balao, Guayas 6.3 M Active
Atiencia Cia.ltda. Growing of cocoa 2191774894001 Lago Agrio, Sucumbios 6.1 M Active
La Casa de la Pepa de Oro S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0891792009001 Quinindé, Esmeraldas 5.2 M Active
Kcocoa Export S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993393053001 Naranjal, Guayas 5.1 M Active
Urbanexport S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993265543001 Quinsaloma, Los Rios 4.5 M Active
Cocoabastian S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993396445001 El Triunfo, Guayas 4.3 M Active
Produccion Agricola Alcivar Proagroalcivar Cia.ltda. Growing of cocoa 1391910983001 Portoviejo, Manabi 4.2 M Active
Fruitcacao Export Pazos S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 1291791593001 Ventanas, Los Rios 3.6 M Active
Dacavi Cocoa S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993389380001 Yaguachi, Guayas 3.1 M Active
Grano de Oro Iliboss S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 2390639433001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 2.4 M Active
Desarrollus S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992360402001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.4 M Active
Agrobriones S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993402628001 El Empalme, Guayas 2.3 M Active
Industria Agricola Zumo Zumocacao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992955422001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.3 M Active
Exportadora de Cacao Puertocao S.A. Growing of cocoa 2390056314001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 2.2 M Active
Nelcort - Agricola S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 2390641438001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 2.1 M Active
Latino Americana de Alimentos Ecuador S.A. Latiali Growing of cocoa 0992803452001 Durán, Guayas 2.1 M Active
Ncacaoarriba S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993395756001 Naranjal, Guayas 1.9 M Active
Sociedad Anonima Civil Agricola Ecuador Sa Growing of cocoa 0990144869001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.6 M Active
Delicocoa S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993392713001 Naranjal, Guayas 1.6 M Active
Novacacaos S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 0993396509001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.4 M Active
Comercializadora de Cacao R.A. Cacaora S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993396689001 Balao, Guayas 1.3 M Active
Centerproduc S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992538066001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.3 M Active
Agricola del Litoral Agridlit S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993197831001 Samborondón, Guayas 1.3 M Active
Agricola Bean&co Lamejor Beanmejor S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992928034001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.3 M Active
Leanocao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0891780613001 Quito, Pichincha 1.3 M Active
Orocacao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0791765587001 Santa Rosa, El Oro 1.2 M Active
Agrocomercializadora Inmer S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 2390641421001 La Concordia, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 1.2 M Active
Jcecacao S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993373623001 Naranjal, Guayas 1.1 M Active
Kygransa S.A. Growing of cocoa 0991296530001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.0 M Active
Bean&co Nazarethfarm S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992982624001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.0 M Active
Agricola Don Porti S.A. Donportisa Growing of cocoa 0992605359001 Milagro, Guayas 1.0 M Active
Cacaoadventures S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 1793194105001 Guayaquil, Guayas 673 k Active
Taricacao S.A.S. Growing of cocoa 1291791458001 Urdaneta, Los Rios 517 k Active
Agricola Cacao Agrisanca S.A. Growing of cocoa 0992699949001 Guayaquil, Guayas 511 k Active
Agricola Franant Depasagri Depasagri S.A. Growing of cocoa 0993025380001 Guayaquil, Guayas 483 k Active
Cacao Export S.A. Caexportsa Growing of cocoa 1792330858001 La Joya de los Sachas, Orellana 436 k Active
Lumasesa S.A. Growing of cocoa 0791709709001 Guayaquil, Guayas 432 k Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from