Poor rains and the return of the seasonal Harmattan wind in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions threaten the development of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

The mid-crop will not be long this year, and there will be quality problems," said Albert N'Zue, who farms near Daloa, where 14.1 millimetres of rain fell last week, 7.5 mm below the five-year ...

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season and regular downpours are expected until next month, damaging the April-to-September mid-crop.