Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 25.4% year-on-year in October, exporters association says

Reuters

Nov 18, 2025

ABIDJAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind fell 25.4% year-on-year at the start of the 2025/26 season in October to 44,075 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Tuesday.

The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut BARN.S, Olam OLAG.SI and Cargill Inc.

Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of around 750,000 tons. It is the world's top cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the leading spot for grinding.

(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Editing by Anait Miridzhanian and Joe Bavier)

((Anait.Miridzhanian@thomsonreuters.com;))

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