The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has set August 27, 2026, as the deadline for purchases under the 2026 Light Crop Season.
The deadline will allow Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to complete the submission of returns on cocoa purchases made from producing areas before the season closes.
Dr Ransford A. Abbey, Chief Executive of COCOBOD, announced the deadline in a statement issued in Accra on Tuesday.
“To assist the Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) in obtaining the final returns from up-country, Ghana Cocoa has decided that returns for the declared purchases will be accepted up to 4:00pm on Thursday, August 27, 2026,” he said.
The Light Crop Season opened on June 18, 2026, with COCOBOD maintaining the producer price at GH¢1,241 per 30-kilogramme load, equivalent to GH¢2,587 per 64-kilogramme gross bag.
The producer price was maintained despite declining global cocoa prices, as the Board sought to protect farmers’ incomes.
The August 27 deadline applies to returns for declared purchases and will bring the 2026 Light Crop purchasing period to a close.
