Nigeria Main Cocoa Crop Seen Down 18% as Rains Bring Disease
- Cocoa output from main crop harvest estimated at 148,750 tons
- The bigger of two harvests is between October and December
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Nigeria’s cocoa-industry association cut its output estimate for the 2020 main crop by 18%, citing the spread of the fungal black pod disease caused by heavy rains in the country’s main growing areas.