Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has called on government to apologise to cocoa farmers, accusing it of failing to honour campaign promises on cocoa producer prices.
The Offinso South MP’s comments come after the announcement of a new cocoa producer price for the 2025/2026 season, which has been increased from US$3,100 to US$5,040 per tonne — a 62.58% jump in dollar terms. In cedi terms, the price rises from GH₵49,600 to GH₵51,660 per tonne, equivalent to GH₵3,228.75 per 64kg bag from GH₵3,100 per 64kg bag.
The revised price, approved by the Producer Price Review Committee chaired by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, takes effect on Thursday, August 7.
In an interview, Dr. Opoku said the new figure falls far short of the governing party’s campaign pledge to pay GH₵6,000 per bag to cocoa farmers.
