Cocoa bean arrivals at the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro reached 316,000 tonnes between the start of the mid-crop on April 1 and May 26, up from 239,000 tonnes during the same period last season.

About 18,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 17,000 tonnes to San Pedro between May 20 and May 26 for a total of 35,000 tonnes, down from 38,000 tonnes during the same week last season.

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

Mid-crop arrivals reached a record of 500,000 tonnes last season and should be higher this season, according exporters and CCC sources.