ABIDJAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 3.6% year-on-year in December to 64,787 metric tons of beans, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday.
The total grind from the start of the 2025/26 season in October reached 165,558 tons by the end of December, down 9.2% from the same period last season.
The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut BARN.S, Olam OLAG.SI and Cargill Inc.
Ivory Coast has 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)
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