Harvesting for the October-to-March main crop officially started on Oct.1, but heavy rainfall in parts of the primary cocoa-growing regions has caused the spread of disease.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/brown-rot-affects-ivory-coast-cocoa-harvest-farmers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/reuters
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cocoa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cote-d-ivoire
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers