ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s cocoa purchases were working 16.5 % below closing year with the aid of the tip of February because of destructive growing climate, industry regulator Cocobod stated on Monday. Legitimate purchases hit 594,000 tonnes through February 28 for the reason that season began on October 12, Cocobod mentioned, compared with around 710,000 tonnes all through the same period a 12 months ago. “The climate is the key factor – the rains got here late,” deputy chief govt Kwabena Asante Poku advised Reuters. “But all hope is not misplaced. We predict some improvement in output in April towards Could. …