The Ghana Cocoa Board on Monday announced that purchases of the 2013/14 main crop season would end on Thursday June 12.

A statement issued in Accra on Monday by Dr Stephen Opuni, Chief Executive of the Board and copied to Ghana News Agency said returns on declared purchases would, however be accepted up to 1600 hours on June 19.

This, the statement explained, is to assist the Licensed Buying Companies to obtain final purchases returns from up-country stations.