Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.841 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and April 28, exporters estimated on Monday, up about 14 percent from 1.610 million tonnes during the same period last season. Ivory Coast's 2018/19 October-to-March main crop ended with 1.660 million tonnes on March 31, according to CCC official data.
Cocoa beans arrivals at the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro reached 181,000 tonnes between the start of the mid-crop on April 1 and April 28, up from 101,000 tonnes during the same period last season. Mid-crop arrivals reached a record of 500,000 tonnes last season and should be higher this season, according exporters and CCC sources.
About 17,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 21,000 tonnes to San Pedro between April 22 and April 28 for a total of 38,000 tonnes, up from 30,000 tonnes during the same week last season.
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