Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 1,940,000 T by Aug. 20

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,940,000 tonnes by Aug. 20 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, 2016, exporters estimated on Tuesday, up from 1,449,000 tonnes in the same period of last season.

Exporters estimated that around 7,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the port of Abidjan and another 8,000 tonnes to San Pedro for a total of 15,000 tonnes between Aug. 14 and 20. That compares with 5,000 tonnes during the same period of the previous season.