The National Cocoa and Coffee Board report indicates that 1,159 less of the crop was exported in March. The effects of the heavy rains witnessed in the cocoa producing zones of Cameroon are beginning to be felt. As indicated by the latest report of the national branch of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) on the economic activities in the first quarter of 2009, the rains seem to be having a significant toll on the state of the road. The report stated that although too much rains could lead to satisfactory flowering of the cocoa plants, the same rains could have negative impact on roads used for cocoa evacuation.
This is feared to be one of the causes of the drop in export in March. According to the National Cocoa and Coffee Board report for March, cocoa exports dropped 21 percent. Exporters shipped 4,482 metric tonnes, compared with 5,641 metric tonnes during the same period last year, indicating 1,159 metric tonnes drop, the report said.
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