Ivory Coast Oct/Nov cocoa product exports down 2.4pc

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast exported 69,627 tonnes of semi-finished cocoa products from the beginning of the season on Oct. 1 to the end of November, down 2.4 percent from the same period last year, provisional port data showed on Thursday.

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 derivative