{"id":23194,"date":"2025-09-11T13:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=23194"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:27:01","slug":"region-beating-cocoa-prices-in-cameroon-defy-global-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/09\/11\/region-beating-cocoa-prices-in-cameroon-defy-global-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"Region-beating cocoa prices in Cameroon defy global slide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cameroon is topping regional\u00a0cocoa bean prices<\/u><\/a>\u00a0at 5,000 CFA Francs ($8.59) a kg in exchanges, despite a worldwide slump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a Cocoaradar report, the nation pays better rates than neighbors Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC<\/u><\/a>) meanwhile reported the export price at 3,890 CFA Francs ($6.68) a kg on September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its part, the FOB (Free-on-Board) price averaged 3,801 CFA Francs ($6.53) a kg, indicating high grower earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These strong rates come despite a 2024-25 cocoa harvest increase in Cameroon by 42,808 tonnes annually, to 309,518 tonnes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uptick exports replenishing global shortages have made Cameroon\u2019s farmers \u201cthe best-paid in the world,<\/u><\/a>\u201dsaid the Minister of Commerce Mbarga Atangana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister related that growers generated 1.2 trillion CFA Francs ($2.061 billion) in the 2024-25 season from cocoa sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional and Global Prices<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Comparably, the 2025-26 season\u2019s rate in Ghana is 51,660 cedi (4,784) a tonne, which the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) announced August 4, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Globally, cocoa futures in New York and London both fell on September 10 to the highest daily price lows in a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While New York dispensed with 3.16% day-on-day to $7,226 per tonne<\/u><\/a> (t), London registered a 2.04% decline, to \u00a35,045 ($6,814)\/t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decrements follow positive production forecasts in West Africa, with Mondelex International rating regional production at 7% over the 2020-24 average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the above outlook reflects the long-term market, the short-term situation remains dire: on September 8, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)\u2019s port inventories diminished to 2.13 million bags, the lowest in over 3 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, major cocoa hub Ivory Coast expects its current mid-crop harvest to slide by 9% this September, to 0.4 million tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowering global cocoa grindings in quarter 2, 2025 are also disarming due to lax demand occasioned by high prices. Asia cut grindings by 16.3%, Europe by 7.2% and the United States by 2.8%, quarter-to-quarter, as processors shun costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why Cameroon\u2019s current price strength is particularly endearing, for both farmers and traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such trader is @celebrity_farmer, whose advise to farmers in Ghana has lately gone viral. He said that Cameroon witnessed cocoa bean prices soar from $1\/kg to over $12\/kg in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, cocoa beans are the \u201cnew gold\u201d in Cameroon, where farmers are building mansions like Nigerians in Oyo State<\/u><\/a> did in 2024. To learn more on the country\u2019s cocoa profile, skim the following statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameroon Cocoa <\/strong>Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cameroon is one of the major cocoa-producing nations – the fifth or sixth worldwide. In 2023, its production ranked 6th<\/sup> globally at 295,819 tonnes<\/u><\/a>, behind leaders Ivory Coast, Ghana, Indonesia, Ecuador and Brazil. The cocoa sector supports over 500,000 citizens, <\/u><\/a>according to the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC). Below is a quick summary of the West African country\u2019s production  profile in the 2019-23 period, courtesy of the FAOSTAT<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production Period<\/strong><\/td>Total Harvest [tonnes]<\/strong><\/td>Acreage [Ha]<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>295,819<\/td>598,804<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>290,000<\/td>596,160<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>295,000<\/td>608,385<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>280,077<\/td>578,736<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Fig: Cocoa beans production and acreage in Cameroon, 2020-24<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Where does cocoa grow in Cameroon?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most cocoa in Cameroon grows in the southwest and central regions. The southwest leads cultivation with 43.4% <\/u><\/a>while the center delivers 36.81%, annually. Runners-up include the south (9.59% cultivation share), Littoral (5.87%) and the east (3.22%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Cameroonians eat much chocolate<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its production largesse, Cameroon is not a major consumer of cocoa or chocolate. In 2022, for example, chocolate consumption averaged 0.17 g<\/u><\/a> per person per day, in the bottom 30 worldwide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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