(Business in Cameroon) – Cameroon’s cocoa production for the 2024-2025 season is projected to reach 276,900 tons, according to forecasts by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This represents an increase of 8,000 to just over 10,000 tons compared to the previous season. The BEAC bases its estimates on a production figure of 268,800 tons, while Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) reported a slightly lower figure of 266,725 tons.
Despite this small increase, Cameroon remains far from the 600,000-ton target set for 2020 as part of the cocoa-coffee sector recovery plan. This plan, adopted in 2014 by the government and industry stakeholders, also aimed to process 50% of the cocoa beans locally, around 300,000 tons. However, this goal is still out of reach.
While national production has stagnated around 300,000 tons over the past few seasons, local processing continues to lag. Many processing units that have been established struggle to operate at full capacity due to the limited availability of beans, slowing efforts to add value within the country’s cocoa sector.
