Cameroon’s Cocoa Export Earnings Plunge 63% After Record Price Boom

Cameroon’s Cocoa Export Earnings Plunge 63% After Record Price Boom Cameroon’s cocoa bean export revenue fell 63% in the 2025-2026 season as both shipments and prices declined sharply, threatening cocoa’s newly acquired position as the country’s largest export product. The value of cocoa beans shipped from the Port of Douala totaled CFA400.9 billion during the season, which ran from August 1, 2025, to July 15, 2026. The National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) released the figures on August 6 in Yaoundé during the official launch of the 2026-2027 season. In 2024-2025, cocoa bean shipments through Douala were valued at CFA1.07…