NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - North American cocoa grindings fell in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 107,130 tonnes, down 8.13% from the same period a year earlier, according to data from the National Confectioners Association (NCA) released on Thursday.
Cocoa grind data is a key demand indicator for the market of the chocolate-making commodity. However, there was one less plant reporting data for the survey compared to a year ago (15 versus 16), NCA said, which could partly explain the smaller processing volume. (Reporting by Marcelo Teixeira Editing by Chris Reese)
