Cocoa Prices Over Time

Valentine's Day, cocoa and Chocolate

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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Climate change is turning Valentine’s Day bitter for chocolate lovers

Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers adding more fillers like nuts.

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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,

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With cocoa prices at 50 year high, how experts see the state of chocolate

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images De Selliers, the head of both Leonidas and Belgian chocolate federation Choprabisco, called the price increase over ... time to try out some treats that aren't 100% ...

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Price fears for chocolatiers: Cocoa costs leave bitter taste for Valentine’s Day

Persoone said that his chocolates increased in price by 20% over ... all the time,” arguing that legislation should trump consumer emotions. “We should have laws that make buying cocoa below ...

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Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Excessive Dryness in West Africa

Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past week and posted 2-month ... On December 18, NY Cocoa posted an all-time nearest-futures high, and London Cocoa posted a 9-month ...

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Chocolate costs make hearts shudder, not flutter, on Valentine's Day as cocoa prices soar

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Chocolate prices soar this Valentine’s Day due to cocoa cost hike

“Every time we get rain in West Africa ... prices for chocolate treats to increase around 10-20% over last year as the price of cocoa has more than doubled since the beginning of 2024 ...

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