The Cocobod sources said between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of export contracts were sold during the first 10 days of April.
The sources provided no comparative figure for the 2018/19 season.
The marketing company source said the farmgate price will rise next season from the current season’s GH¢7.6 (US$1.48) per kilogramme of cocoa because of the weakening cedi.
Ghana is the world’s second-largest cocoa producer behind Ivory Coast, with an expected output of around 800,000 tonnes for the 2018/19 season. Read Full Story
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