Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,353,000 T May 4

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,353,000 tonnes by May 4 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, exporters estimated on Monday, up from 1,336,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters estimated around 20,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the West African state's two ports of Abidjan and San Pedro between April 27 and May 4, down from 24,000 tonnes during the same period last year.