Ivory Coast 2015/16 season cocoa product exports down 10pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 391,996 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products in the 2015/16 season ending in September, down about 10 percent from the previous year, provisional port data showed on Thursday.

Output from cocoa grinders fell this year in part because of poor bean quality which forced companies to slow or halt operations.

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.

There was no breakdown for other cocoa derivatives.