(Ecofin Agency) - Volumes of cocoa that arrived at the ports of San Pedro and Abidjan soared 19% as compared to the year before standing at 1,689,000 tons on June 25. This was reported by Reuters citing estimates of cocoa exporters.

It should be however noted that from June 19 and June 25 this year, the roads leading to the San Pedro port were blocked due to heavy rains. This, according to data, caused a slight decrease in volumes of cocoa sent to the ports, knowingly 19,000 tons over the period, against 20,000 tons last year.

Besides causing roads to be blocked, the rains also damaged some farms in the cocoa belt, at Daloa, Soubré and Divo namely, thus fueling fears about a smaller production for the intermediate harvest from April to September.

Espoir Olodo