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Essential commodity imports slump to $2.66bn

The value of essential agricultural and related imports was US$2.66billion in 2023, a decrease of about 2.5 percent compared to US$2.73billion in 2022, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have indicated.

Ghana sees first oil output increase in five years

Ghana's crude oil output increased by 10.7% year-on-year in the first six months of 2024, reversing an annual production decline that began five years prior, the country's public interest and accountability committee (PIAC) reported.

Cocoa, oil palm sectors on tenterhooks

Ghana’s tree crop sector, key among them the cocoa and oil palm industries, is anxious over an impending vote by the European Union (EU) parliament to postpone or validate its proposed implementation date for the crucial EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).