Ivory Coast cocoa bean exports totalled 373,724 tonnes between October and December 21, down sharply from the same period a year earlier, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Data from the Coffee and Cocoa Bourse (BCC) marketing body showed 471,806 tonnes were shipped from ports in the world's largest cocoa producer during the same 2002 period.
Data showed that around 58 percent of total exports over the period were shipped from the port of Abidjan, while 42 percent went from the south-western port of San Pedro.