Ghana foresees high cocoa purchases in 2015/16

Ghana projects cocoa purchases of 850,000-900,000 tonnes in the 2015/16 cocoa season that opened on Friday.

The chief executive of cocoa regulator, Cocobod, Stephen Opuni, made the disclosure at a news conference in Accra.

Opuni stressed that the projection was dependent on the weather and other factors being favourable.

A senior government official said cocoa purchases in the 2014/15 season stood at 735,000 tonnes as of Sept. 24.