Ghana’s 2008/2009 cocoa harvest up to 703,000 tonnes
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Oct 6, Ghanadot - Ghana's
full season 2008/09 cocoa harvest recorded 703,000 tonnes,
up from 680,000 tonnes in the previous season and the third
highest since 1965, an industry source has disclosed on
Monday, this week.
According to the source "This
year, the season has been good and we have hit the 700,000 (tonnes)
mark”.
The cocoa season in Ghana, the world's second largest
producer after neighbouring Ivory Coast, closed on September
24, this year.
The cocoa industry regulator, the Ghana Cocoa Board (
COCOBOD) is preparing to open the 2009/10 cocoa season next
week, and is targeting purchases of at least 670,000 tonnes.
Ghana's crop total, up 3 percent on the previous year, comes
as Ivory Coast begins its new season with modest
expectations after enduring a 2008/09 harvest that finished
down 14 percent on the previous year.
Ghanadot
