ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 1,467,000 tonnes by June 1 since the start of the season on October 2, exporters estimated on Monday.

In the same period of the previous season cocoa arrivals were at 1,238,000 tonnes.

Exporters estimated that around 32,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the West African state's two ports of Abidjan and San Pedro between May 26 and June 1, up from 22,000 tonnes during the same period last year.

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