Ivory Coast's March cocoa grind up 1.4%, exporters' association says

Barry Callebaut AG

23/04/2026 12:33

ABIDJAN, April 23 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 1.4% year on year in March to 54,241 metric tons of beans, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Thursday.

The total grind from the start of the 2025/26 season in October had reached 334,771 tons by the end of March, down 4.8% from the same period last season.

The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut BARN.S, Olam OLAG.SI and Cargill Inc.

Ivory Coast has total grinding capacity of about 750,000 tons. It is the world's biggest cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the leading spot for grinding.

 (Reporting by Ange Aboa
Editing by Anait Miridzhanian and David Goodman)

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