10/05/2015

Ghana expects cocoa output rebound as new season starts

Ghana forecast a rebound in cocoa production to 850,000-900,000 tonnes in the season that started after disappointing output in 2014/15 and raised the price it pays farmers by 22 percent. Cocoa is Ghana's most important export crop but a lack of rainfall across the cocoa belt has raised fears among farmers and industry officials that the world's number two grower could be facing another poor crop.