Ivory Coast's 2018/19 October-to-March main crop ended with 1.660 million tonnes on March 31, official data shows.

Cocoa bean arrivals at the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro reached 214,000 tonnes between the start of the mid-crop on April 1 and May 5, up from 133,000 tonnes in the same period last season.

Mid-crop arrivals reached a record of 500,000 tonnes last season and should be higher this season, exporters and sources at the Coffee and Cocoa Council said.

About 15,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 18,000 tonnes to San Pedro between April 29 and May 5 for a total of 33,000 tonnes, up from 32,000 tonnes in the same week last season.