Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to align cocoa producer pricing policies from the 2026/2027 season, as the world’s two largest cocoa growers seek to reduce smuggling, stabilise farmer incomes and strengthen their bargaining power with global buyers.
The two countries reached the deal in Abidjan on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, during the 7th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative, held ahead of a high-level summit on the future of the cocoa economy.
The session brought together Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Nabagné Koné, as both countries pushed for closer coordination in a market they jointly dominate.
“The two countries agreed to harmonise farm gate prices through some measures,” Dr Forson said while presenting the committee’s conclusions.
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