date:Aug 25, 2015
tion to traders exiting positions, as well as the strength of Ivorian deliveries, which has helped allay concerns about the weakness of Ghanas crop.
With this years season almost complete, the Ivory Coast remains on track to rival last years record season of 1.74m tonnes.
Cocoa bean arrivals at Abidjan and San Pedro ports reached 1.682mn MT by August 16th, Ecobank notes, up 1% from the same time last year.
Price expectations
But with global demand recovering and expectations of a global defi