Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast see promising main crop
Farmers in the southern regions of Agboville and Divo, and in the eastern region of Abengourou — where rainfall was below the five-year average — made similar comments.
In the west-central region of Daloa, in the central regions of Bongouanou and Yamoussoukro, farmers said a good mix of sun and rainfall in August would help the next main crop to be abundant.
"If the weather is good in August, we'll have plenty of harvest at the start of the main crop in October," said Albert N'Zue, who farms near Daloa, where 3.2mm of rain fell last week, 17.3mm below the five-year average.
Some farmers said they expected the April to September mid-crop to finish strong as enough big pods were maturing in good condition on trees.
Weekly average temperatures across Ivory Coast last week ranged from around 24-27 °C.
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