The farmgate price of cocoa for the 2026/2027 main crop has officially been set at CFAF 1,200 per kilogram. The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in Abidjan, during the launch of the 10th edition of the National Cocoa and Chocolate Days (JNCC), ending a period of uncertainty and speculation among producing regions. Following the exceptional price of CFAF 2,800 per kilogram recorded during the previous season, the new price has sparked strong reactions across the agricultural sector.
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The Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) set the price of cocoa at CFAF 1,200 per kilogram for the 2026/2027 season in Côte d’Ivoire on September 1, 2026, in Abidjan. This represents a 57.1% decline from the CFAF 2,800 per kilogram set for the 2025/2026 season, a price that had already fallen in March due to declining international cocoa prices. The decision directly affects the incomes of Ivorian cocoa producers.
“The main cause of this difficulty is the collapse in the international price of cocoa, which fell from around 13,000 US dollars per tonne to less than 3,000 dollars within a few months. Whatever the industry, whatever the economy you manage, such a collapse leaves its mark, and we understand that. Difficult decisions had to be made quickly, including setting the price for the mid-crop season at CFAF 1,200 per kilogram.”
Bruno Nabagné Koné, Minister of Agriculture – Côte d’Ivoire
Although lower than the 2025/2026 season price, the CFAF 1,200 per kilogram rate remains the third-highest price ever set for a main cocoa season in Côte d’Ivoire, as Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné pointed out. The situation reflects the sharp volatility in global cocoa prices in recent years. Taking effect with the official launch of the 2026/2027 main crop season scheduled for October, the price will apply across all cocoa-producing regions of the country.
“The average age of producers was 40. Given the enormous potential of the cocoa sector, we are calling on young people to invest massively in production, primary processing and chocolate making. Young people can count on the support of the Coffee and Cocoa Council, which has the resources to support cocoa cultivation, primary processing and chocolate making.”
Yves Ibrahima Koné, Director General of the Coffee and Cocoa Council – Côte d’Ivoire
At the beginning of 2026, the price of a tonne of cocoa fell below $3,000, compared with more than $6,000 in October 2025. The market subsequently recovered, reaching $6,309 on July 9 and exceeding $6,500 in late August, although it remained well below the record high of nearly $13,000 in December 2024. As the world’s leading cocoa producer, Côte d’Ivoire closely monitors the farmgate price, which is crucial to its economy and to stakeholders across the cocoa sector.
