{"id":90314,"date":"2025-08-19T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90314"},"modified":"2025-08-19T01:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T01:28:00","slug":"ivory-coast-cocoa-grind-down-31-2-year-on-year-in-july-exporters-association-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90314","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 31.2% year-on-year in July, exporters association says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ivory Coast\u2019s cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters\u2019 association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality and low volumes of the mid-crop.<\/p>\n

The total grind \u2013 part of the process of transforming cocoa beans into chocolate \u2013 from the start of the 2024\/25 season in October until the end of July stood at 515,055 tons of beans, down 4% from the same period last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cJuly\u2019s grinding has fallen dramatically this year compared to last year, mainly due to the quality of the beans,\u201d the director of an international grinding company based in San Pedro told Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are mediocre this year, so we are rejecting a large quantity due to a lack of fat and a high acidity level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between April 1 and August 17, cocoa bean arrivals at the Ivory Coast\u2019s two main ports of Abidjan and San Pedro reached only 350,000 tons, down 30% from around 500,000 tons during the same period of last year, exporters said.<\/p>\n

Exporters also said grinders have no stocks left and that they will have to rebuild them in order to return to the average grinding rate during the main harvest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are waiting for October to get good beans to rebuild all our stocks and return to the grinding level for the period, i.e. just over 58,000 tons per month,\u201d the director of a grinding company based in Abidjan told Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will require us to be aggressive in our purchasing from the start of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut, Olam\u00a0and Cargill Inc (CARG.UL).<\/p>\n

Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of around 750,000 tons. It is the world\u2019s top cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the leading spot for grinding.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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