Cocoa arrivals to reach 1 million tons by end-January, CCC sources say
ABIDJAN, Nov 5 (Reuters) -Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast are expected to reach 1 million metric tons by the end of January, two sources from the Coffee and Cocoa Council said, just short of last year's estimated level.
Arrivals since the start of the season on Oct. 1 at the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro were up 26% year-on-year at 365,000 metric tons by Nov. 3, exporters said on Monday, volumes with which sources said the market regulator was satisfied.
But because of constant rains and floods, brown rot, a fungal disease that attacks pods and trees, is expected to cause a production drop after December, one of the sources at the regulator said.
"Planters are having enormous difficulty delivering good cocoa. What arrives is mouldy, damp and badly fermented," the director of a European export company told Reuters.
He estimates the volume of poor quality beans at 20%-25%, while sources from the regulator say 10%-15% of beans get rejected.
"We've never seen conditions like this in October or November. There's too much rain and it's ruining everything," another Abidjan-based exporter said.
Last month the director of domestic marketing at the CCC Arsene Dadie said the main crop was expected to rise by around 10% in the 2024/25 season, but that caution remained due to heavy rains that were affecting the development of flowers and small pods.
The regulator continues to be concerned by weather conditions, which prevent growers from fermenting and drying the beans properly, sources said. Periods of sunshine are rare and as a result, the level of moisture in beans continues to rise.
Reporting by Ange Aboa; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Jan Harvey
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