4th Quarter 2000: January 19, 2001
1st Quarter 2001: April 20, 2001
2nd Quarter 2001: July 20, 2001
3rd Quarter 2001: October 19, 2001
4th Quarter 2001: January 21, 2002
The number announced will be for the cocoa beans processed in each quarter compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. At the same time, a printed release will include a quarterly comparison of bean product usage in metric tons for beans ground, imported liquor melted and imported butter melted. Copies of the quarterly cocoa grind statistics will be available following each quarterly announcement by contacting NYBOT at 212-742-6100.
Since 1923, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the USA (CMA) has served as the premier trade group for manufacturers and distributors of cocoa and chocolate products. The CMA serves as the voice of the American chocolate industry and through research, education, and public information works to insure the continued supply of cocoa and increased consumption of high value and quality chocolate products.
The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges and their subsidiaries and divisions, including the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), FINEX, and Citrus Associates, NYBOT offers a wide variety of agricultural, currency and index products.
