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TABLE-Ivory Coast Jan rubber exports up 52 pct

ABIDJAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast exported 31,690 tonnes of rubber in January, up more than 52 percent from the previous year, provisional port data showed on Thursday.

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, is also Africa's leading producer of natural rubber.

Rubber exports have grown in recent years as farmers, lured by the promise of more stable incomes, have increasingly made the switch from cocoa.

Following are port figures in tonnes for January:

Jan 2014 Dec 2013 Jan 2013

Abidjan 18,527 18,722 14,435

San Pedro 13,163 15,510 6,396

Total 31,690 34,232 20,831

Cumulative from Jan 31,690 324,061 20,831

NOTE: January data for Abidjan is provisional and could be subject to revision. (Reporting By Loucoumane Coulibaly; Editing by Joe Bavier and Emma Farge)