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12 June 2026
Ghana has announced that it will maintain the cocoa producer price for the 2025/26 Light Crop Season, a decision aimed at stabilising farmer incomes amid a steep decline in global cocoa prices. The announcement, issued by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on June 12, 2026, underscores government efforts to protect the livelihoods of cocoa farmers […]
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10 March 2026
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are currently facing significant financial challenges, with many struggling to make ends meet despite their hard work. This follows the recent reduction in the cocoa producer price from GH¢3,625 to GH¢2,587, which has worsened the situation and left farmers unable to cover household expenses, pay school fees, or reinvest in their […]
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12 February 2026
Ghana has announced a 28.6 percent cut to farmgate cocoa prices as world market prices for the commodity continue to tumble. “Effective today, Thursday, 12 February 2026, the new producer price for the remainder of the 2025-2026 crop season will now be 41,392 Ghana cedis per ton and 2,587 Ghana cedis per bag,” announced Dr […]
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11 April 2025
Randy Abbey – COCOBOD CEO The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has urged the public to disregard any statement or news suggesting the announcement of a new producer price ofRead More...
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10 April 2025
James Kofi Kutsoati The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has hinted of maintaining the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 crop season. Acting Chief Executive in charge of operationsRead More...
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1 October 2024
Ivory Coast has raised the price it pays farmers for their cocoa above Ghana, even as growers in both countries will continue to receive far less than the global market. The world’s top producer of the chocolate-making ingredient increased the farmgate price by 20% to 1,800 CFA francs ($3.06) per kilogram for the harvest that […]
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11 September 2024
Ghana Cocoa Board has announced a 45 percent increment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season. This raises the farmgate price from GHS2,070 to GHS3,000 per 64-kilo bag of cocoa beans and GHS48,000 per metric tonne. “We are pleased to announce that the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season is […]
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22 July 2024
A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world’s second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Prices for the chocolate ingredient have roughly doubled this year because of adverse weather and disease in top cocoa producers Ghana and Ivory Coast, but hopes are rising […]
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12 June 2024
The world’s second largest cocoa producer Ghana is looking to delay delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans to next season due to poor crops, five sources told Reuters in a further worsening of the outlook for the global chocolate industry. Chocolate makers around the world are raising prices for consumers after cocoa more […]
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5 April 2024
Ghana has increased the cocoa farmgate or producer price for the prevailing 2023/24 season by 58.26%, from GH¢20,928 per tonne to GH¢33,120.00 per tonne for the rest of the 2023/24 cocoa season. This figure translates into GH¢2,070 per bag of 64 kg gross weight from GH¢1308.99 and takes effect from Friday, April 5, 2024. The […]
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