GHANA COCOA PURCHASES SLOW

  The Ghana Cocoa Board said it purchased
  214 tonnes of cocoa in the 24th week, ended March 19, of the
  1986/87 main crop season, compared with 456 tonnes the previous
  week and 372 tonnes in the 24th week ended March 27 of the
  1985/86 season.
      Cumulative purchases so far this season stand at 217,449
  tonnes, ahead of the 204,256 tonnes purchased by the 24th week
  of last season.
  

