Grindings of cocoa beans

(thousand tonnes)

2015/16 Estimates Forecasts

2016/17 2017/18
Europe1 1595 38.6% 1627 37.0% 1678 37.0%
Germany 430 410 425
Netherlands 534 565 585
Others 631 652 668

Africa1 767 18.6% 901 20.5% 951 21.0%

Côte d'Ivoire 492 577 595
Ghana 202 250 280
Others 74 73 75

America1 889 21.5% 884 20.1% 889 19.6%

Brazil 225 227 230
United States 398 390 390
Others 266 267 269

Asia & Oceania1 876 21.2% 989 22.5% 1014 22.4%

Indonesia 382 455 476
Malaysia 194 216 225
Others 301 318 313

World total1 4127 100.0% 4400 100.0% 4531 100.0%

Origin grindings1 1802 43.7% 2029 46.1% 2111 46.6%

Source: ICCO Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, Vol. XLIV, No. 2, Cocoa year 2017/18

Published: 31/05/18

Note: Totals may differ from sum of constituents due to rounding.