Cameroon's National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) set the price of Cameroonian cocoa at 3,601 FCFA/kg CIF (cost, insurance and freight) and 3,517 FCFA/kg FOB (free on board) as of September 2, 2026. In Douala, local purchase prices range between 2,750 and 2,900 FCFA/kg.
Coffee is following the same upward trend: Arabica trades at 4,159 FCFA/kg CIF, Robusta at 1,942 FCFA/kg CIF, with local purchase prices between 1,650 and 1,700 FCFA/kg.
These prices mark a clear recovery from early August, when Cameroonian cocoa was still trading around 3,188 FCFA/kg CIF — a gain of more than 400 FCFA per kilo in a month, driven by sustained global demand and tighter international stocks.
Cameroon ranks among the world's top cocoa producers, with annual output estimated at around 300,000 tonnes. The industry supports, directly or indirectly, several hundred thousand people, particularly in the Centre, South and South-West regions.
For growers, this rebound partly offsets tougher previous seasons, when prices sometimes fell to around 2,000 FCFA/kg. The volatility of global prices, sensitive to both climate and producing countries' trade policies, remains a structural threat to the stability of their incomes.
A sustained price recovery would encourage investment in the sector, from modernizing farming practices to improving bean quality, with a direct effect on growers' purchasing power.
Whether this trend holds will depend on ONCC's coming weekly quotations as the 2026-2027 season gets under way.
