ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.006 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and July 19, exporters estimated on Monday, down 5.8pc from 2.130 million tonnes over the same period last season.

About 9,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 11,000 tonnes to San Pedro between July 13 to July 19 for a total of 20,000 tonnes, up from 19,000 during the same week last season.