FOOD-AND-AGRICULTURE · 14 February 2026

COCOBOD projects 700,000-tonne main crop harvest for 2025/26 season

The Ghana Cocoa Board has released its official forecast for the 2025/26 main crop season, projecting output of 700,000 tonnes — a 12 percent increase on the previous season driven by improved farm inputs and favourable rainfall patterns.

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has forecast a main crop output of 700,000 tonnes for the 2025/26 cocoa season. This would represent a recovery of approximately 12 percent compared to the 625,000 tonnes recorded in the 2024/25 season, which was affected by drought in the Brong-Ahafo and Western North regions.

The improved projection reflects the impact of the Mass Spraying Programme, which reached 3.2 million hectares this season, and a 35 percent increase in the subsidised fertiliser distributed to registered farmers through the CODAPEC (Cocoa Disease and Pest Control) scheme. Rainfall in key growing areas has also tracked above the five-year average since October 2025.

COCOBOD Chief Executive confirmed that the producer price for the current season remains at GH₵ 3,600 per bag of 64 kilogrammes, and that the board is working with licensed buying companies to ensure prompt payment to farmers. Quality control officers have been deployed at purchasing centres across all ten cocoa-producing regions.

Farmers in eligible districts who have not yet registered with their local COCOBOD office are encouraged to do so before 28 February 2026 to access subsidised inputs for the light crop.