From Bean to Burden: Cracks in Ghana’s cocoa pricing system

In August 2025, Ghana announced a substantial increase in the cocoa farmgate price for the 2025/26 season. The government raised the floor price for farmers from US$3,100 to US$5,040 per tonne, representing a 62.6% jump. This was framed as a move to ensure farmers receive 70% of an assumed Free-On-Board (FOB) world market price of […]