Cocoa crop in Sulawesi<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (Reuter): A powerful earthquake which struck the
\nIndonesian island of Sulawesi is not expected to hit cocoa crop
\nand supplies, Singapore traders said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Traders said initial reports showed the quake, which destroyed
\nnearly 400 wooden houses and government buildings, left no damage
\nto ports or cocoa plantations.<\/p>\n
The quake, which measured 7.0 on the open-ended Richter scale
\nand struck on Monday. The quake, its epicenter in the Celebes Sea
\nabout 125 km (78 miles) north of Palu, capital of Central
\nSulawesi, was one of the biggest to shake Indonesia in recent
\nyears.<\/p>\n
Sulawesi is the main cocoa growing region in Indonesia, the
\nworld's third biggest grower after Ivory Coast and Ghana.<\/p>\n
"We have not heard of damages to the crop or shipment delays,"
\na trader said.<\/p>\n
Traders also said cocoa bean arrivals at Ujung Pandang,
\nSulawesi's main cocoa port, had been unusually slow at this time
\nof the year.<\/p>\n
"December arrivals had been very slow and arrivals for January
\ndo not look very good," another said. Traders said recent floods
\nand a wet spell in Sulawesi could have taken a toll on
\nproduction.<\/p>",
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