ABIDJAN Dry weather and heat last week in Ivory Coast’s central cocoa-growing regions threatened to reduce the quantity and quality of the April-to-September…
Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa farmers The region received 50.5mm of rainfall last week, 47.2mm above the average 11 January 2021 - 16:42 Loucoumane Coulibaly A worker sews up cocoa bags at a co-operative in Duekoue, Ivory Coast. File photo: REUTERS/ANGE ABOA
Abidjan Unseasonably heavy rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions, improving prospects for the April-to-September mid-crop harvest, farmers said on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its dry season, which runs until March. Farmers said they were pleased with the rainfall and the weakness of 2021’s Harmattan winds, which sweep in dust from the Sahara Desert.
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ABIDJAN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Unseasonably heavy rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions, improving prospects for the April-to-September mid-crop harvest, farmers said on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its dry season, which runs until March. Farmers said they were pleased with the rainfall and the weakness of this year’s Harmattan winds, which sweep in dust from the Sahara Desert.
“The mid-crop looks to be abundant. We have lots of cherelles and small pods on the trees,” said Salame Kone, who farms in the western region of Soubre, at the heart of the cocoa belt.
Unseasonably heavy rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions, improving prospects for the April-to-September mid-crop harvest, farmers said on Monday.