GHANA COCOA PURCHASES STILL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

  The Ghana Cocoa Board said it purchased
  456 tonnes of cocoa in the 23rd week, ended March 12, of the
  1986/87 main crop season, compared with 684 tonnes the previous
  week and 784 tonnes in the 23rd week ended March 20 of the
  1985/86 season.
      Cumulative purchases so far this season stand at 217,235
  tonnes, ahead of the 203,884 tonnes purchased by the 23rd week
  of last season, the board said.
  

