Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 661,000 tonnes Dec. 20

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 661,000 tonnes by Dec. 20 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, exporters estimated on Monday, down from 679,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters estimated around 69,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the West African state's two ports of Abidjan and San Pedro between Dec. 14 to 20 down from 74,000 tonnes during the same period last year.