date:Jul 08, 2014
Cocoa processing in Europe probably rose in the second quarter following signs of more chocolate demand.
Grinding rose 2.5 per cent in the three months ended 30 June from a year earlier, according to the average estimate of nine traders, brokers and buyers surveyed by Bloomberg. Processing climbed 0.4 per cent in the first quarter, according to the European Cocoa Association. The Brussels-based group is scheduled to publish second quarter data on 10 July.
The price of cocoa butter rose last mo