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Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?

The Conversation · · 817 words · By Vinh Thai

The article explains the relationship between cocoa prices and chocolate costs, discussing factors like climate change, supply chain issues, and geopolitical events affecting pricing. It notes that even with recent cocoa price declines, chocolate prices remain high due to factors like inventory management and other production costs.

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“An Easter bunny for $10. A box of 20 hollow Easter eggs for $18. A 100g block of plain dark chocolate for $8.50.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Easter in Italy (Italian: Pasqua, pronounced [ˈpaskwa]) is one of the country's major holidays. Easter in Italy enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, concl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. Google avoids adding Easter eggs to po…
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“Cocoa prices spiked to all-time highs above US$12,000 per ton in 2024.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Child labour is a recurring issue in cocoa production. Ivory Coast and Ghana, together produce nearly 60% of the world's cocoa each year. During the 2018/19 cocoa-growing season, research commissioned…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (Th…
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“The price of cocoa then fell through most of 2025. It was trading at around US$3,165 per ton on March 28, back to where it was around three years ago.”
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“Cocoa prices began rising in 2023, but really took off in early 2024, surging to an all-time high. That rate of growth was even faster than the US stock market and cryptocurrency bitcoin.”
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“The United Nations Trade and Development agency said climate change contributed to those smaller harvests and rising costs.”
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“Since then, cocoa’s price has come down significantly – though after a price bounce only last month, industry website Confectionery News warned: For manufacturers, the latest price swing is yet another reminder that volatility is the new normal in cocoa markets.”
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“Many of the world’s biggest chocolate makers are working on lab-grown, fermented and upcycled 'cocoa' – or even cocoa-free chocolate.”
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“Consumer group Choice’s latest annual assessment of Easter egg prices found some chocolate eggs on sale this Easter are smaller but more expensive for the second year in a row.”
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“The current price of cocoa is down from its highs, even as recently as December last year, the price was about double what it is now.”
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“Some key cocoa products used in chocolate making, such as cacao nibs, can last for many years if stored in the right cool, dry conditions.”
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“The International Cocoa Organization has reported global cocoa supplies are back in surplus again, thanks to better weather. An even bigger surplus is forecast for the 2025-26 growing season.”
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“Looking ahead, it is possible we could see some slight reduction in chocolate prices towards the end of 2026 and moving into 2027.”
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