
ABIDJAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind fell 0.2% year-on-year in December to 62,547 metric tons, data from exporter association GEPEX showed on Thursday.
The total grind from the start of the 2024/25 season in October stood at 182,324 tons of beans by the end of December, up around 1% from the same point last season.
The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut BARN.S, Olam OLAG.SI and Cargill Inc CARG.UL.
Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of 712,000 tons. It is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands as the leading grinder.