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.
Bittersweet news for chocolate lovers this Valentine's Day as cocoa prices hit 50-year high
Roses are red, violets are blue, chocolate is rich -- and more expensive now too. Crushing diseases that purged cocoa crops in West Africa, combined with a difficult growing season -- similar to the weather woes that spurred a spike in coffee prices -- have driven up cocoa prices,
Cacao Beans Market Cacao Beans Market Regional Analysis The cacao beans market is driven by rising demand for chocolate and cocoa-ba ...
A new report from the Fairtrade Foundation calls for more support for international farmers, to safeguard their livelihoods and the future of imported favourites such as coffee, cocoa and bananas.
On Thursday 30 January 2025, the non-profit organisation Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg held a press conference on the... }} ...
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