The government has approved GH¢12.00 per kilogram as the minimum producer price for raw cashew nuts for the 2025/2026 crop season.
The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) announced the decision in a statement following a stakeholder engagement held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Techiman in the Bono East Region.
The meeting brought together farmers, aggregators, traders, exporters, and processors along the raw cashew nuts value chain to agree on a pricing framework for the new season. The announcement is in line with the Tree Crops Development Authority Act, 2019 (Act 1010) and its Regulations, L.I. 2471 (2023).
According to the TCDA, the pricing process took into account a prevailing free-on-board price of USD 1,400 per metric tonne, based on 48 KOR/180 nut count, a six-month average exchange rate of GH¢11.0241, as well as statutory and operational costs.
These parameters initially produced an indicative price of GH¢11.157 per kilogram. However, stakeholders unanimously agreed on a simplified and more farmer-friendly price of GH¢12.00 per kilogram, which subsequently received government approval.
The authority indicated that the minimum producer price will be reviewed periodically in response to changes in key market conditions. It also expressed appreciation to all value chain actors for their participation and continued commitment to the growth and competitiveness of Ghana’s cashew industry.
Story by: Mercy Addai Turkson #ahotoronline.com