WHAT IS FEPCACAO?
The Price Stabilization Funds for Agricultural and Fishery Products (FEP) were created by the General Law for Agricultural and Fishery Development (Law 101 of 1993), in development of which the FEPCACAO was organized through Decree 1485 of 2008, later modified to Decree 1071 of 2015, and functions as a special account managed by FEDECACAO by delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, whose control and administrative surveillance is exercised by it as in the other FEPs, operating as stipulated by the Law and with the objective of procuring a remunerative income for producers, regulating national production and increasing exports
The Cocoa Price Stabilization Fund is a special account, without legal status, incorporated into the National Federation of Cocoa Growers – FEDECACAO, for managing the resources of price stabilization operations in the cocoa sector.
The FEPCACAO is a Parafiscal Fund since the resources are contributed by a particular group to carry out activities that benefit the same group, in this specific case, the cocoa sector.
MISSION
Being an organization that supports companies to promote their exports, providing confidence in their operations with the application of a clear and concise price stabilization methodology that serves as income protection, making money reserves in times of high prices or money back in times of low prices.
To be recognized as an organization that supports cocoa exports through the application of a clear and concise price stabilization methodology.