Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited

Also known as: CMC · Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Ltd

Ghana's sole authorized cocoa exporter implementing 24-hour operations and domestic processing expansion under the Mahama administration.

2026-04-302026-10-28

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August 2026
22 AugJoy Online
The Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC) has officially launched a comprehensive 24-hour operational model aimed at improving the movement of cocoa across the country’s logistics and export value chain, in a major step towards the implementation of President John Dramani …
CMC Managing Director launches 24-hour operating model
22 AugJoy Online
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has commenced 24-hour operations at its cocoa takeover and export facilities as part of efforts to reduce delays, improve turnaround times and make Ghana’s cocoa export chain more competitive. …
Cocoa Marketing Company rolls out 24-hour cocoa operations to speed up exports and cut delays
22 AugJoy Online
The Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC) has launched a comprehensive 24-hour operational model to improve the movement of cocoa across the logistics and export value chain. …
CMC launches 24-hour cocoa operations
11 AugThe Chronicle
… It warned that the provision could eventually lead to private exporters competing with the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), which currently serves as the central marketing channel for Ghana’s cocoa. …
NPP To Mahama: Don’t Assent To COCOBOD Bill
5 AugJoy Online
… At Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited, we understand this relationship. Leadership, Legacy and a Birthday Note The enduring test of economic leadership is rarely whether every decision is immediately popular. …
Leadership, discipline and decisive interventions: Celebrating Dr Cassiel Ato Forson
July 2026
24 JulJoy Online
… Mr Konneh, Deputy Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDC and Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations at the Cocoa Marketing Company, formally acknowledged that he should not have accused Mr Oppong Nkrumah of involvement in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. …
Baba Jamal Konneh retracts galamsey claims, apologises to Oppong Nkrumah after GH¢30m defamation suit
June 2026
18 JunJoy Online
… At the Cocoa Marketing Company, our responsibility is to market Ghana’s cocoa with credibility, discipline, and consistency. …
Ghana’s cocoa price decision and the future of a resilient cocoa economy
18 JunJoy Online
… At the Cocoa Marketing Company, our responsibility is to market Ghana’s cocoa with credibility, discipline, and consistency. …
Ghana’s cocoa price decision and the future of resilient cocoa economy
1 JunJoy Online
… At Cocoa Marketing Company, our mandate places us at the commercial epicentre of this ambition. …
Ghana-UK Investment Summit – Resetting Investor Confidence Through Ghana’s Cocoa Value Chain
May 2026
11 MayDaily Guide
… Meanwhile, the Africa Cocoa Finance and Investment Forum was convened by Cocoa Trade and Invest Africa in partnership with the International Cocoa Organization and the United Kingdom office of the Cocoa Marketing Company. …
COCOBOD Signals New Cocoa Funding Model

Business

CMC launches 24-hour cocoa operations model nationwide

The News

The Cocoa Marketing Company has launched a 24-hour operational model to improve cocoa movement across Ghana's logistics and export value chain, as part of President Mahama's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme. The initiative, structured around three pillars—Offload 24, Load 24 and Export 24—extends critical cocoa operations beyond conventional working hours at Take-Over Centers in Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi.

22 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 22 August

CMC launches 24-hour cocoa operations model nationwide
The Cocoa Marketing Company has launched a 24-hour operational model to improve cocoa movement across Ghana's logistics and export value chain, as part of President Mahama's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme. The initiative, structured around three pillars—Offload 24, Load 24 and Export 24—extends critical cocoa operations beyond conventional working hours at Take-Over Centers in Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
CMC launches 24-hour cocoa operations to boost exports
The Cocoa Marketing Company has begun 24-hour operations at its cocoa takeover and export facilities to reduce delays and improve turnaround times, with three commitments: receiving cocoa around the clock (Offload 24), supplying local processing factories continuously (Load 24), and conducting inspection, sealing and documentation work beyond traditional hours (Export 24).
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
CMC launches 24-hour cocoa operations to speed up exports
The Cocoa Marketing Company has launched a comprehensive 24-hour operational model under three pillars—Offload 24, Load 24, and Export 24—to improve cocoa movement across logistics and export, implemented at CMC take-over centres in Tema, Kumasi, and Takoradi as part of Ghana's 24-Hour Economy programme.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 11 August

NPP urges Mahama to reject Ghana Cocoa Board Bill 2026
The opposition New Patriotic Party has called on President Mahama to withhold assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, arguing that although the reform aims at improving traceability and guaranteeing farmers a minimum share of export earnings, several provisions could hurt farmers. The party objected to the bill's passage under a Certificate of Urgency within days of being laid in Parliament, without adequate consultation with cocoa farmers and other key stakeholders.
11 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Wednesday 5 August

Opinion piece celebrating Finance Minister Forson's leadership
An opinion article praises Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana's Minister for Finance under John D. Mahama, for exercising disciplined leadership during economic recovery from a severe crisis, including interventions in the cocoa sector.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 July

NDC official retracts galamsey accusations against Ofoase-Ayirebi MP
Baba Jamal Konneh, Deputy Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDC, has withdrawn allegations linking Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah to illegal mining and apologized following a GH¢30 million defamation suit filed by Oppong Nkrumah at the High Court in Accra. The claims, made during a live Okay FM discussion on February 13, 2026, alleged that Oppong Nkrumah had brought Chinese nationals into Akyemansa to engage in galamsey that destroyed cocoa farms.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 18 June

Ghana maintains cocoa producer price despite global decline
Ghana's Cocoa Board has kept the producer price at GH¢2,587 per 64kg bag for the 2025/2026 light crop season despite falling international cocoa prices, positioning Ghana's price above that of Côte d'Ivoire and providing income stability to smallholder farmers.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana maintains cocoa producer price amid global market decline
The Government of Ghana through COCOBOD has kept the cocoa producer price unchanged at GH¢2,587 per 64kg bag for the 2025/2026 light crop season despite falling international cocoa prices, placing Ghana's farmgate price above that of Côte d'Ivoire and providing income stability for smallholder farmers during a difficult market cycle.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 1 June

Ghana, UK convene summit on cocoa value chain investment
Ghana and the United Kingdom are holding an investment summit in London themed "The Reset Agenda: Restoring Investor Confidence to Unlock Opportunities and Shared Prosperity," with a focus on repositioning Ghana's cocoa sector. The Cocoa Marketing Company, Ghana's sole authorized cocoa exporter, is working to convert the country's reputation for premium cocoa into investment opportunities across the value chain, moving beyond raw commodity exports.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 11 May

COCOBOD develops new cocoa sector funding model for 2026/2027
Ghana's Cocoa Board is completing modalities for a new funding model to be implemented in the 2026/2027 crop season, moving away from the current system of syndicated loans backed by forward cocoa sales. The model will feature periodic pricing reviews and mobilise capital through commercial paper, commercial notes, and domestic institutional investors to ensure price stability and sustainable farmer incomes.
11 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
COCOBOD to introduce new cocoa sector funding model
Ghana's Cocoa Board is nearing completion of a new funding model for implementation in the 2026/27 cocoa season, which will replace the three-decade-old syndicated loan system. The model aims to ensure price stability and sustainable farmer income by using instruments such as commercial paper and commercial notes, while maintaining the 70 percent FOB price payment to farmers.
11 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Saturday 9 May

COCOBOD plans new funding model for 2026/27 cocoa season
COCOBOD's Chief Executive disclosed that modalities for a new funding model for Ghana's cocoa sector are nearing completion ahead of implementation in the 2026/2027 crop season, marking a major shift in financing strategy to ensure price stability and sustainable farmer income. The model will replace Ghana's three-decade reliance on syndicated loans backed by forward cocoa sales, which required collateralising between 70% and 92% of the cocoa crop to offshore financiers, and will instead use commercial paper and commercial notes while tapping domestic liquidity.
9 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 8 May

COCOBOD develops new funding model for 2026/27 cocoa season
Ghana's Cocoa Board has disclosed that a new funding model for the cocoa sector is nearing completion for implementation in the 2026/2027 crop season. The model aims to shift away from syndicated loans that require 70–92% of the cocoa crop to be collateralised, instead mobilising capital through commercial paper, commercial notes, and domestic liquidity, while maintaining a 70% farmer payment on FOB price and introducing periodic pricing reviews.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

CMC MD pitches President Mahama's 50% cocoa processing policy
Ghana's Cocoa Marketing Company Managing Director presented President Mahama's plan to process 50% of Ghana's cocoa domestically at the London Stock Exchange, citing the country's 13 processing companies with 500,000 tonnes of combined capacity and the fact that approximately 70% of Ghana's 650,000–800,000 tonnes annual harvest currently leaves as raw beans.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

World Bank cocoa forecast shows price stabilization, not fresh collapse
The Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited argues that the World Bank's April 2026 forecast of a 50% cocoa price drop is misleading because prices have already fallen 73% from December 2024 highs to around US$3,000–$3,400 per tonne; the Bank's projected US$3,800 average is actually above current spot prices, indicating stabilization rather than further collapse.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →