In West Africa, growers are hoping that dry weather will be broken by some gains to bolster bean sizing and quality in the midcrop.

A more prolonged dry period could threaten tree health and pod-setting for the new main crop.

ICCO estimates 2019/20 production and grind near 4.73 MMT and 4.67 MMT, yielding a surplus of 10,000 MT and estimated carryout of 1.73 MMT. For 2020/21, ICCO forecasts production at 4.84 MMT and grind at 4.69, for a surplus of 102,000 MT and carryout of 1.83 MMT.

Also bullish: Ivory Coast cut its midcrop farmgate price to 750 CFA francs, down from last midcrop’s 825 francs and from the main-crop price of 1,000 francs. Authorities suggested that the cut would have been steeper without the LID.

West Africa rainfall, percent of normal (30 days)


Source: NOAA
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