Forecasts for the cocoa year

The International Cocoa Organization has released its revised forecasts for the 2012/2013 cocoa year and revised estimates for 2011/2012 of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans.

The data published in Issue No. 3 – Volume XXXIX – Cocoa year 2012/2013 of the Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, reflect the most recent information available to the Secretariat as at the beginning of August 2013.

This issue of the Bulletin contains the Secretariat’s revised forecasts for the 2012/2013 cocoa year as well as data for the past four years of production and grindings of cocoa beans, detailed by country.

The main features of the global cocoa market are illustrated in colour charts.  In addition, it includes comments on crop and demand prospects in the leading countries for the current season, and a review of price developments on international markets for cocoa beans during the April-June quarter of 2013.

Statistical information on trade in cocoa beans, cocoa products and chocolate, by country and by region, published in this edition, covers annual data from 2009/2010 to 2011/2012 and quarterly statistics for the period April-June 2011 to October-December 2012.

Details of origin of imports and destination of exports for leading cocoa importing countries are also provided.  Historical statistics on cocoa trade and consumption, by country and by region, for the period 2003/2004 to 2011/2012 are presented for reference.

Copies of the Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, including Microsoft Excel files and Adobe PDF format are available from the ICCO Secretariat at: International Cocoa Organization, Westgate House, Ealing, London W5 1YY; Tel: +44 (0)20 8991 6000; email:    [email protected] or [email protected]