Ivory Coast cocoa grind up 8.3% in January, say exporters

ABIDJAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast cocoa grinders had processed 199,000 tonnes of beans by the end of January, up from 191,000 tonnes over the same period last season, data from the exporters' association GEPEX showed on Friday.

Cocoa grind reached 52,000 tonnes in January compared with 48,000 tonnes during the same period last season.

(Reporting by Ange Aboa; Editing by Nellie Peyton)

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