ABIDJAN: Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals stood at 1.026 million tonnes by Aug. 10 since the start of the harvest on Oct. 1, up 33.4% from 769,000 tonnes the previous season, figures from marketing board COCOBOD showed on Monday.

G&S is cocoa that has been quality checked and sealed in bags by COCOBOD and is ready to be shipped.

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Cocoa production in Ghana is expected to reach 950,000 tonnes this season, COCOBOD has forecast. The marketing body had previously forecasted that production would reach only 800,000 tonnes.