Ivory Coast Oct-Nov cocoa product exports down 19pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 61,741 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the first two months of the 2016/17 season, down more than 19 percent from the same period in the previous year, provisional port data showed on Monday.

The cocoa season in the world's top producer runs from October to September.

Following are official figures for cocoa product exports in tonnes, including a breakdown of cocoa powder, butter and chocolate.