Accra, June 21, GNA - The Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Monday said the purchases of 2010 Light Crop Cocoa season would commence on Friday, June 25. A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Anthony Fofie, said the producer price to be paid at all buying centres was GH¢72 per load of 30 kilogrammes for grade One and Two cocoa beans naked ex-scale or GH¢150 per bag of 64 kilogrammes gross.

"A tonne of 16 bags is GH¢2,400," it added.