Unusually heavy rain last week in Ivory Coast's central cocoa-growing regions will improve bean quality for the April-to-September mid-crop, while more rain is needed elsewhere, farmers said on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is heading into its rainy season from April to mid-November.
The weather next month will be crucial in determining the size and quality of the crop, farmers said. "The trees are full of small and medium-sized pods. If the rain is regular from April, we will have lots to harvest during the mid-crop," said Robert Adou, who farms near Yamoussoukro, where 52.7 millimetres of rain fell last week, 35.9 mm above the five-year average. `
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