date:Jun 03, 2014
well below their capacity, estimated at about 600,000 tonnes a year.
'Intense competition'
Local cocoa bean supplies continue to constrain the country's booming grindings sector, the ICCO said, adding that Indonesia was expected in 2013-14 to prove the most dynamic countries engaging in processing activity.
Conversely, intense competition from Indonesia was seen taking a toll on Malaysia's cocoa processing fortunes.
Asia will overall grind 871,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2013-14, a rise of some