WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Chocolate---it’s one of the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts, but the cocoa supply is experiencing its worst shortage in 60 years, and that’s impacting chocolate ...

BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are. A worker holds chocolate Valentine hearts ...

In summer 2022, cocoa stood at less than $2,000 a ton and peaked well over $12,000 during the 2024 holiday season, chocolate expert Philippe de Selliers told The Associated Press. Now, that price ...

“This Valentine’s Day expect 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,” said David ...

Diseased crops and a difficult growing season have caused prices to surge. Roses are red, violets are blue, chocolate is rich -- and more expensive now too. Crushing diseases that purged cocoa ...

The raw cocoa beans – chocolate’s main ingredient – is the country’s major export product. The chocolate confectionery market generated a revenue of US$133.6 billion in 2024, the German ...

Officials at companies like Barry Callebaut, Hershey, Lindt & Sprüngli Group and Mondelez have alluded to the challenge higher cocoa prices put on their chocolate business. Expect to pay about 10 ...

"This Valentine's Day expect 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," said David Branch ...

Turns out that if love is reputed to be eternal, a low price for cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is not. “The price increase of cocoa is absolutely spectacular ...

The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company, LLC, has issued a product recall due to "undeclared almonds" that were found in its milk chocolate-covered macadamia nut product sold in 1-ounce pouches.