Chocolate love has its price on Valentine's Day

Chocolate and cocoa prices have doubled in the past year, here's why
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Chocolate prices are up 20% this Valentine’s Day as cocoa prices hit record
It will be harder to find sweet deals on chocolate this Valentine’s Day. In fact, the cost of chocolate might put a bitter taste in your mouth.
Chocolate love has its price on Valentine’s Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter
With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of love into a bigger financial commitment than it once was. Turns out that if love is reputed to be eternal, a low price for cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is not.
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Mary Leonard’s busy season that started pre-Halloween wraps up post-Valentine’s Day on Monday. But the chocolatier and owner of Chocolat Céleste in St. Paul said it’s already felt like an “off” season.
Why your Valentine’s Day chocolate might cost more this year
Rising cocoa prices, driven by climate change, are reshaping Valentine’s Day chocolates. Extreme heat and erratic rainfall in West Africa are reducing cocoa yields, leading to higher costs and recipe changes.
Soaring cocoa prices are bad news for those Valentine's Day chocolate purchases
Expect to pay about 10% to 20% more for chocolate this Valentine's Day than last year, one agricultural economist said.
Valentine's Day candy costs more this year with record cocoa prices
High cocoa prices have made the cost of Valentine's Day chocolates more bittersweet this year. Why it matters: Chocolate treats are expected to increase 10 to 20% for the holiday and throughout 2025,
Rising cocoa prices make chocolate makers and patrons bitter
On the other side, high prices are also caused by changing climate patterns, poor harvesting practices causing aridification of land and the world’s insatiable chocolate appetite. For more on the challenges chocolatiers are facing,
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Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
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