Accra, July 6, GNA - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Friday announced the commencement of purchases for the 2012 light crop cocoa season from Friday, July 13.

A statement issued by Mr Anthony Fofie, Chief Executive of COCOBOD in Accra copied to Ghana News Agency said the producer price to be paid at all buying centres was GH¢ 97.62 per load of 30 kilogrammes for grade One and Two cocoa beans naked ex-scale or GH¢ 205 per bag of 64 kilogrammes.

A tonne of 16 bags is GH¢ 3,280.
GNA