COCOBOD sets August 27 deadline for Light Crop cocoa purchases
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has set August 27, 2026, as the deadline for purchases under the 2026 Light Crop Season. The post COCOBOD sets August 27 deadline for Light Crop cocoa purchases appeared first on Ghana Business News .
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has set a deadline of August 27, 2026, for purchases under the 2026 Light Crop Season. This date will permit Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to finalize the submission of returns on cocoa purchases from producing areas prior to the season's conclusion. Dr. Ransford A. Abbey, the Chief Executive of COCOBOD, announced this deadline in a statement issued in Accra on Tuesday.
The deadline aims to support LBCs in obtaining the final returns from up-country. The Light Crop Season began on June 18, 2026, with COCOBOD maintaining the producer price at GH¢1,241 per 30-kilogramme load, which is equivalent to GH¢2,587 per 64-kilogramme gross bag. This decision was made despite a decline in global cocoa prices, as COCOBOD sought to safeguard farmers' incomes.
The August 27 deadline pertains to returns for declared purchases and will mark the end of the 2026 Light Crop purchasing period.
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