2009 light crop cocoa season opens on Friday

Accra, July 2, GNA - Purchases for the 2009 light crop cocoa season, commences on Friday, July 3, at all buying centres. The producer price would go for GHC 48.96 cedis per load of 30 kilogram's for Grade I and Grade II cocoa beans naked ex-scale or GH 102.00 cedis per bag of 64 kilogram's gross. A statement issued from the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Cocoa Board on Thursday said a tonne of 16 bags is GHC 1,632.00 cedis.