The ports of Abidjan and San Pedro have received nearly 2 million tons of cocoa beans since the start of the 2025/2026 campaign. As at 16 August, cumulative volumes were up 20.8 per cent compared to the same period of the previous campaign, according to data provided by the local press.

Since the opening of the campaign on 1 October 2025, approximately 1.99 million tonnes of cocoa have been transported to the two main cocoa ports in Côte d'Ivoire, compared with 1.65 million tonnes a year earlier. The increase represents an additional volume of approximately 343,000 tonnes over the period.

These arrivals place the countryside close to the threshold of 2 million tons of beans received in the country's port infrastructure.

However, the momentum appears to be less sustained as the campaign ends. Between 10 and 16 August, the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro received about 4,000 tonnes, equally divided between the two platforms, compared with nearly 10,000 tonnes in the same week of the previous year.

If weekly flows slow down, the cumulative level since October remains higher than in the previous marketing year

This increase in volumes comes as the Ivorian sector continues to face the issue of residual stocks for the current marketing year. On 5 August, the Council of the Café-Cacao announced the end of the acquisition of stocks still held by certain cooperatives and operators.

However, some players in the sector claim that inventory volumes have not yet been taken up, now questions about the management of these stocks in the near future.

For Côte d'Ivoire, the world's largest producer of cocoa, volumes transiting through ports are an important indicator of the sector's activity and export availability.

As the 2025/2026 season comes to an end, the evolution of the last arrivals and the situation of residual stocks will continue before the opening of the next season.