Why Valentine’s Day chocolate is more expensive
Chocolates are a Valentine's Day favorite, but people buying them for their sweetheart... are paying more this year.
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Why chocolate is ridiculously expensive right now
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
Cocoa prices are up, chocolate consumption is down for America’s favorite confection
Minnetonka-based agribusiness Cargill expects Americans to buy 75 million pounds of chocolate for Valentine’s Day.
Buying chocolate on Valentine's Day? Here's why it's so expensive
Cocoa production has been hammered in back-to-back crop years due to weather and crop conditions,. forcing many manufacturers to raise the costs of chocolates.