Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has disbursed GH¢4.2 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate payments to cocoa farmers who have been awaiting their dues since November last year. The disbursement forms part of COCOBOD’s…
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Dr Randy Abbey, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has disclosed that the board failed to honour cocoa supply contracts amounting to 333,767 tonnes during the 2023/2024 cocoa season, describing the development as…
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Buyers on the international market are increasingly shying away from Ghana’s cocoa, citing higher prices compared to beans from other producing countries, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has disclosed. According to COCOBOD, more than…
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The government has announced a new producer price for cocoa, raising it to GHS3,625 per bag or GHS58,000 per tonne, effective Friday, October 3, 2025. This marks a 12.27% increase, equivalent to about GHS 400 more per bag, compared to the…
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The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to receive more than $4 billion in inflows before the close of 2025. He explained that the funds form part of a new…
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President John Dramani Mahama has painted a bleak picture of Ghana’s economic situation, warning that the nation is “broken on many fronts” due to overwhelming debt and financial mismanagement. Delivering his first State of the Nation…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted claims circulating on social media suggesting that the government has announced an increase in cocoa prices. The regulatory body has described such reports as entirely false and urged the public…
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Cocoa farmers across Ghana have described the appointment of Dr. Randy Abbey as Acting CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) as unconventional but potentially transformative for the struggling cocoa sector. The cocoa industry faces…
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President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Ransford Anertey Abbey as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The appointment, announced in a letter dated January 21, 2025, aligns with Article…
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The Ghana Police Service has intercepted a truck carrying over 150 bags of cocoa beans at Gulumpe, a town on the Kintampo-Buipe highway in the Bono East Region. The interception led to the arrest of the truck driver and his mate. The…
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