Ivory Coast cocoa grind up 46.6% year — on — year in September, exporters say

ABIDJAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) — Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 46.6% year-on-year in September to 49,517 metric tons of beans, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Wednesday. The total grind from the start of the 2025/26 season in October had reached 650,689 metric tons by the end of September, up 10.6% from 588,194 metric tons in the same period of last season. The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut, Olam International and Cargill Inc CARG.UL. Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of 750,000 metric tons. It is the world's top cocoa producer, and vies with the Netherlands for the spot of leading grinder. (Reporting by Ange Aboa; Editing by Ayen Deng Bior and Jan Harvey) ((AyenDeng.Bior@thomsonreuters.com;)