Cocoa production has been hammered in back-to-back crop years due to weather and crop conditions,. forcing many manufacturers ...

BOSTON - Valentine's Day is just days away, and grocery store shelves are full of chocolate. "Dark chocolate is the way to my heart," said Boston neighbor, Jessica Gullak. The sweet stuff melts Gullak ...

Cocoa prices rose to record highs last year amid a global supply shortage. Chocolate makers have raised their retail prices to compensate.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WAFF) - A local candy store worries about its future as chocolate prices continue to rise in 2025. Kathy Turner is the owner of the Elk Valley Nuts and Candy store in Fayetteville ...

With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WAFF) - The rise in chocolate prices is impacting many small businesses, including Elk Valley Nuts and Candy Co. in Fayetteville, Tenn. As the price of chocolate ingredients ...

Historically, chocolate has sat at about $2,500 per metric ton, we reported last spring. In April of 2024, that price ballooned to a whopping $11,000 a ton; currently, the cost of the treat sits ...

That’s mainly because they expect demand to fall by at least 1.8 percent as historically high cocoa prices dent consumption. However, chocolate prices for consumers are likely to keep on rising ...

So, as you savor chocolate this Valentine’s Day, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa.