Ivorian cocoa arrivals by October 23 seen down 30pc

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 152,000 tonnes by October 23, since the start of the season on October 1, exporters estimated on Monday, down from 218,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters in the West African state estimated that around 28,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the port in the commercial capital of Abidjan and 28,000 tonnes to the port in the southern city of San Pedro.