Ivory Coast Cocoa-Bean Exports Rise 53% in December
Cocoa-bean exports from the port of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of the chocolate ingredient, increased 53 percent in December, according to data from the harbor.
Shipments rose to 125,816 metric tons in December from 82,082 tons in the same period a year earlier, according to the figures. Exports of cocoa products increased to 20,237 tons from 15,21 tons, the port’s data showed.
Ivory Coast’s main harvest runs from October through March while a mid crop is collected from April through September. The following is a breakdown of exports of processed cocoa products from the port of Abidjan, the commercial capital.
Products Tonnage Butter 8,338 Cake 4,059 Liquor 4,325 Powder 2,416 Unspecified 1,099 Total 20,237
To contact the reporter on this story: Baudelaire Mieu in Abidjan at bmieu@bloomberg.net
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