ABIDJAN, Dec 30 (Reuters) - There was no rain final week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing are
ABIDJAN, Dec 30 (Reuters) – There was no rain final week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing areas, however late and gentle Harmattan winds this 12 months have boosted expectations of robust harvests throughout the first two months of 2020, farmers stated on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world’s high cocoa producer, is in its dry season, which runs from November to March, when rain tends to be scarce or gentle.
Farmers informed Reuters that cocoa bushes had been doing effectively, soil moisture content material was nonetheless excessive, and that they had been pleased with the dimensions of December’s harvest.
Harmattan winds sweep in sand from the Sahara and might ravage cocoa pods and sap soil moisture, damaging bean dimension.
Farmers within the central areas reported a light Harmattan, whereas farmers within the southern and coastal areas stated the air was clearing.
“We predict that we’ll have a lot of beans subsequent 12 months as a result of the soil is much less dry than final 12 months throughout the identical interval,” stated Albert…