Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1.287mn T by March 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached about 1.287 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Mar. 4, exporters estimated on Monday.

Arrivals are down four percent from 1.341 million tonnes in the same period last season.

About 10,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 10,000 tonnes to San Pedro between Feb. 26 and March 4 for a total of 20,000 tonnes.

That is down from 40,000 tonnes during the same week last season.