Half Samoan Cocoa Crop
p. 19 · Read in the full issue
Ruined
From Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Jan. 27.
AFTER the heavy and continuous rain fall of December and the beginning of January, weather conditions have now changed, and we have had bright and sunny days with only occasional showers.
Unfortunately, the damage to the cocoa crop had already been done, and more than half the expected crop has been lost.
At present, the bulk of the cocoa has already been harvested, and most of it has been sold —mainly to English and Australian buyers, the latter offering the highest price of £2BO Stg, per ton, f.u.b., Apia.