Exclusive: Ghana lost 160,000 tons of cocoa to smuggling in …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Ghana has lost more than a third of its 2023/24 cocoa output to smuggling, a top official from the cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) told Reuters, as low local prices and payment delays push some ...
Cocoa Post | Cocoa & Chocolate News | The Voice Of Cocoa
WEBCocoa Post is a global news portal for the cocoa and chocolate industry based in Accra, Ghana. It is reputedly called The Voice of Cocoa.
Exclusive: Ghana to delay more cocoa deliveries as supply crisis ...
WEBLONDON/ACCRA, June 12 (Reuters) - 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...
Ghana Seeks 65% Hike in Cocoa Purchase Price to Curb Smuggling
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator is negotiating to raise the price it pays farmers for their cocoa by 65% for the season that started at the beginning of this month in a bid to curb smuggling.
Ghana's farmers eye sweet success from chocolate - BBC
WEBApr 10, 2021 · Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer but sees little of the profits from chocolate - for now.
Ghana's 2023/24 cocoa output seen almost 40% below target, …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Ghana's cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tons, two sources from the country's sector regulator COCOBOD told Reuters.
Ghana raises cocoa price by 45% to deter smuggling - Inquirer.net
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Ghana's government on Wednesday announced a 45% increase in producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season, in a bid to curb smuggling.
Ghana's cocoa farmers lament low earnings amid high prices
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Ghana's cocoa output for the season between 2023 and 2024 is now expected to be down by almost 40%. Boafo said this bean shortage was the reason recent prices exceeded $10,000 per ton on the...
How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate …
WEBSep 28, 2023 · In Ghana, it’s cocoa. In Botswana, it’s diamonds. In Nigeria and Azerbaijan, it’s oil. But the commodity blessing can become a curse when the sector sucks up an outsize share of labor and...
Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens
WEBMar 30, 2024 · Ghana today has some 1.38 million hectares (3.41 million acres) of land under cocoa cultivation, a figure Cocobod said includes infected trees that are still producing cocoa. “Production is...
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