Ivorian cocoa arrivals hit 1,037,181 T: BCC data

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1,037,181 tonnes by March 13, up from 870,155 tonnes in the same period a year ago, Bourse du Cafe et Cacao (BCC) data obtained by Reuters on Friday showed.

The figures showed 13,638 tonnes of beans were declared at the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro from March 7 to March 13, up from 4,352 tonnes in the same week of the 2009/2010 season. A further 3,050 tonnes were declared late. The Ivory Coast cocoa season starts in October.

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