US EditionGhana Bumps Up Cocoa Price in Response to Top Grower Ivory Coast
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Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa producer behind Côte d'Ivoire, announced on 2 October 2025 a 12.3% increase in the price paid to producers for the 2025/26 season, citing the rise in world prices and efforts to improve producers' livelihoods.
Cocoa futures reached their lowest level in 11 months in New York, as traders expect higher wages for farmers to encourage sales and increase crop supplies.Ghana, the second largest African supplier, announced Thursday that the price he pays farmers for their cocoa beans will rise for the second time this season.This happens after prices for Ivorian cocoa producers, the world's largest producer, will rise to CFAF 2 800 per kilogram for the new m…
Ghana Bumps Up Cocoa Price in Response to Top Grower Ivory Coast
Ghana raised the amount it pays farmers for their cocoa beans for the second time this season after top producer Ivory Coast increased its farmgate prices, a move that will boost bean arrivals to warehouses and ease global supply tightness.
The Government has officially announced an increase in the price of cocoa in Ghana to USD 4.5 per kilogram, an increase of 12.3 per cent over the previous season. This decision is to strengthen the incomes of local producers and to maintain the country's competitiveness vis-à-vis Côte d'Ivoire, the main regional competitor. In Ghana's plantations, the new one has been welcomed as a glimmer of hope. Ghana's authorities announced an increase in th…
Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike
Ghana on Thursday announced it was raising the price paid to cocoa farmers, following a recent hike by its neighbour, top producer Ivory Coast. Accra is raising rates by 12.3 percent, from 3,228.75 to 3,625 cedis ($257 to $289) per 64-kilogramme bag, or 58,000 cedis per tonne. That puts Ghana’s rate of $4.5 per kilogramme … The post Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike appeared first on NewsTmes.com.ng.
Cocoa farmers to receive Gh₵400 more per bag as gov’t adjusts 2025/2026 price
The Government of Ghana has announced an upward adjustment of the producer price per bag of cocoa for the 2025/2026 crop season by GHS400, effective Friday, 3rd October 2025. The decision was reached at a meeting of the Producer Price Review Committee (PPRC) held on Thursday, 2nd October, chaired by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. It will be recalled that on 4th August 2025, the government announced a producer price of cocoa for …
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