Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 0.2% y/y in December, exporters association says

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20/02/2025 16:30

ABIDJAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind
fell 0.2% year-on-year in December to 62,547 metric tons, data
from exporter association GEPEX showed on Thursday.
    The total grind from the start of the 2024/25 season in
October stood at 182,324 tons of beans by the end of December,
up around 1% from the same point last season.
    The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies,
including Barry Callebaut  BARN.S , Olam  OLAG.SI  and Cargill
Inc  CARG.UL .
    Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of 712,000 tons.
It is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the
Netherlands as the leading grinder.



 (Reporting by Ange Aboa; editing by David Evans
Editing by Anait Miridzhanian; editing by David Evans)
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