date:Jul 23, 2013
fect and making luxury consumer goods, including chocolate, more attractive.
Cocoa bean grindings in Europe, the leading per capita consumer of chocolate, also rose during the second quarter. The European Cocoa Association reported grind at 310,408 tonnes, an increase of 6% from the same quarter in 2012.
In Asia, reflecting grind n Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, second-quarter grindings were reported last week at 153,792 tonnes, up 2% from with the same quarter a year ago, the Cocoa Associ