Ivory Coast's May cocoa grind up 39.7%, exporters' association says

Barry Callebaut AG

15/06/2026 17:50

ABIDJAN, June 15 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 39.7% year on year in May to 55,769 metric tons of beans, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday.
The total grind from the start of the 2025/26 season in October had reached 437,118 tons by the end of May, up 1.7% 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 a 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 Vijay Kishore)
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