Re: Cocoa
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:46 am
Ivory Coast floods threaten the cocoa crop, the main ingredient used in making chocolates
Source: SCMP
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/a ... sed-making
Wet weather has already cut into the last phase of the April-to-September mid-crop, but until this week prospects for the October-to-March main crop were bright
Heavy rains at the weekend in the southwestern San Pedro and Soubre regions, which account for 30 to 40 per cent of national output, soured that outlook as streams overflowed and flowers and pods in early stages of growth were destroyed
Source: SCMP
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/a ... sed-making