The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the commencement of the Light Crop Cocoa Season on Friday, June 21, 2024.
In a statement dated June 17, COCOBOD detailed the pricing for the season, stating that a tonne of 16 bags will be sold at GH₵33,120.00.
The statement further noted that the producer price to be paid at all buying centers will be GH₵993.60 per load of 30 kilograms for Grade I and II cocoa beans, naked ex-scale.
Additionally, a bag of 64 kilograms gross will be priced at GH₵2,070.00.
COCOBOD’s announcement emphasized that the purchases for the 2024 Light Crop Cocoa Season would begin on June 21, 2024.
The pricing details outlined are intended to provide general information to stakeholders in the cocoa industry.
The statement from COCOBOD is aimed at ensuring transparency and clarity regarding the prices for cocoa producers and buyers during the upcoming season.
Read below the statement by COCOBOD
GHANA COCOA BOARD PRESS RELEASE Date: 17TH JUNE 2024
ALL MEDIA HOUSES
OPENING OF THE 2024 LIGHT CROP COCOA SEASON
It is hereby notified for general information that purchases of the 2024 Light Crop Cocoa Season will commence on FRIDAY, 21ST JUNE 2024.
The producer price to be paid at all buying centres is Nine Hundred and Ninety-Three Ghana Cedis and Sixty Pesewas (GH₵993.60) per load of 30 kilograms for Grade I and II cocoa beans naked ex-scale or Two Thousand and Seventy Ghana Cedis (GH₵2,070.00) per bag of 64 kilograms gross.
A tonne of 16 bags is Thirty-Three Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Ghana Cedis (GH₵33,120.00).
ISSUED BY: CHIEF EXECUTIVE
