Cameroon Cocoa Farmers See Price Increase, but Not the Boom Expected

Cocoa prices in Cameroon have started to recover as the 2025-26 marketing season enters its final stretch.

According to data published by the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Information System (SIF), managed by the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC), a kilogram of cocoa sold for between CFA1,650 and CFA1,700 on June 8. That marks an increase of CFA150 from the CFA1,500-CFA1,550 range recorded since May 22.

The SIF did not provide an explanation for the price increase. However, the rebound may reflect stronger buying activity as the season approaches its close. Under Cameroon’s agricultural calendar, the current cocoa season is scheduled to end on July 15.

The price improvement comes despite the rainy season, a period that typically puts pressure on market activity because poor road conditions can make cocoa-producing areas more difficult to access.

Even with the recent increase, farmgate prices remain well below the levels projected at the start of the season. Cameroonian authorities had expected producer prices to range between CFA3,200 and CFA5,400 per kilogram, following the strong performance of the domestic market during the previous two seasons.

With only a month left in the campaign, prices have yet to cross the CFA2,000-per-kilogram mark. According to commodity market analysts, the situation reflects a less favorable international environment.

Since the start of the 2025-26 season, several market observers have projected a return to a global cocoa surplus following the recovery that began during the previous campaign after three consecutive seasons of supply deficits.

Much of the expected increase in supply is linked to Ecuador, whose production growth could make it the world’s second-largest cocoa producer this season, ahead of Ghana.

The prospect of a better-supplied global market has weighed on cocoa prices, both on international exchanges and in producing countries such as Cameroon.

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