Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen around 1,457,000 T by April 23

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 1,457,000 tonnes by April 23 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, exporters estimated on Monday, up about 17 percent from 1,245,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters estimated that around 14,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the port of Abidjan and 16,000 tonnes to San Pedro for a total of 30,000 tonnes delivered from April 17-23, compared with 8,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.