Ivory Coast's cocoa grind rose 39.7% year on year in May to 55,769 metric tons of beans, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday.
The total grind from the start of the 2025/26 season in October had reached 437,118 tons by the end of May, up 1.7% from the same period last season.
The GEPEX data covers six of the largest grinding companies, including Barry Callebaut SIX:BARN, Olam SGX:VC2 and Cargill Inc.
Ivory Coast has a total grinding capacity of about 750,000 tons. It is the world's biggest cocoa producer and vies with the Netherlands for the leading spot for grinding.