Ghana Cocoa Regulator Is Said to Face $280 Million Shortfall
ACCRA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Ghana’s cocoa regulator is facing a 1.25 billion ($285 million) cedi budget shortfall for the new harvest as the world’s second-biggest producer of the beans is keeping farmer pay unchanged even after global prices slumped, according to two people familiar with the matter. At a forecast crop of 850,000 metric tons for the new season through September, the Ghana Cocoa Board will lose 1,481 cedis per ton after all expenses are paid,…
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