date:Jan 20, 2014
North American cocoa bean grind was record high in 2013, according to data from the National Confectioners Association.
The N.C.A. reported fourth-quarter 2013 grind at 125,332 tonnes, up 4.4% from the final quarter of 2012 but at the low end of trade expectations.
For the year grind totaled 509,237 tonnes, up 7.5% from 2012 and the highest on record. First-quarter grind was up 5.8% from a year earlier, second-quarter up 11.8% and third quarter up 8.2%. European cocoa bean grind reported by