date:Jun 03, 2014
Indonesia is to seal its place as Asia's top cocoa country by overtaking Malaysia in processing volumes this season, having long held first place in regional production.
Indonesian processors are to crush 295,000 tonnes of beans in 2013-14, which started in October, the International Cocoa Organization said.
The figure represents a 20,000-tonne upgrade from the organisation's previous forecast, in February, besides being a jump of 16% year on year.
And it puts Indonesia on course to overtake