Ivory Coast gloom over cocoa
09 September 1997
Ivory Coast gloom over cocoa
THE Ivory Coast has warned that the developing El Niño weather pattern could push
down its cocoa harvest down to 900,000 tonnes – up to 10% lower than previous
forecasts.
The International Cocoa Organisations latest forecasts of world consumption
and production suggests the Ivory Coast will harvest 1.205m-1.071m tonnes. This
range is echoed by local traders.
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