Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 683,000 tonnes by Dec. 15

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 683,000 tonnes by December 15 since the start of the season in October, exporters estimated on Monday, up from 486,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters estimated around 96,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the West African country's two ports of Abidjan and San Pedro between December 9 and 15, up from 63,000 tonnes during the same period last year.