ABIDJAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind
down 38.6% year-on-year in September to 33,764 metric tonnes
compared with the same period a year ago, data from exporter
association GEPEX showed on Tuesday.
The total grind from the start of the 2024/25 season in
October stood at 588,194 tonnes of beans by the end of
September, down 9.9% from the same point last season.
The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies,
including Barry Callebaut, Olam and Cargill
Inc.
Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of around 750,000
tonnes. It is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the
Netherlands as the leading grinder.
(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Editing by Ayen Deng Bior)