In Ghana, cocoa production provides employment for ... leading to shriveled flowers and smaller, rotting cacao pods. The impact of climate change extends beyond heat stress. Cacao trees are ...

Cocoa prices jumped today after forecaster Maxar Technologies said parts of Ghana and Nigeria are experiencing dry and hot weather that could impact the cocoa mid-crop, which officially starts in ...

Cocoa prices today are sharply higher on concern about Ghana's plan to ration cocoa supplies for the new marketing season due to doubts about a recovery in the size of Ghana's cocoa crop.

The damaging virus is attacking cacao trees in Ghana, resulting in harvest losses of between 15 and 50%. Spread by small insects called mealybugs that eat the leaves, buds and flowers of trees ...

Ghana's annual cocoa output averaged 800,000 tons over the last five seasons, according to International Cocoa Organization data, including a 2020/21 peak of over 1 million tons.

Ghana’s government on Wednesday announced a 45-per cent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season, in a bid to curb smuggling. The policy is also designed to improve ...

Accra, Ghana — Ghana’s government on Wednesday announced a 45-percent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season, in a bid to curb smuggling. The policy is also ...