date:Mar 20, 2019
Abundant showers in most of Ivory Coasts cocoa regions last week augured well for the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday, despite concerns over below-average rainfall in the centre of the country.
Ivory Coast, the worlds top cocoa producer, is entering the rainy season, which runs from mid March to late October.
Farmers in the bush said harvests would pick up next month, and beans were already larger than this time last season.
They also said the current mix of flowers, small