Ivorian cocoa arrivals reach around 1,496,000 tonnes by April 30  

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached round 1,496,000 tonnes by April 30 from the start of the season on Oct. 1, 2016 exporters estimated on Tuesday, up from 1,260,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters said arrivals were 1,457,000 tonnes by April 23.

Exporters said around 19,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the port of Abidjan and another 20,000 tonnes to San Pedro, for a total of 39,000 tonnes delivered between April 24 and April 30. That compares with 15,000 tonnes during the same period last season.