By Emmanuel Tumanjong
Special to DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
YAOUNDE, Cameroon--Seven months into Cameroon's cocoa season,
the quantity of beans bought for processing is running higher than
this time last year.
The volume bought for crushing between August and February stood
at 27,209 tons, compared with 26,058 tons over the same period last
season, according to data published Friday by the National Cocoa
and Coffee Board.
Cameroon's cocoa season runs from August to July.
In the 2011-12 cocoa season, 29,924 tons of cocoa were bought
for processing, compared with 28,413 tons the previous season,
according to government data.
Write to Emmanuel Tumanjong at
realtimedesklondon@dowjones.com
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