Here’s why chocolate is getting more expensive

The cost of cocoa just soared to an all-time high. As hot dry weather ruins harvests in West Africa. On 12 February, cocoa was selling at $6,001 a tonne. That’s 16% more than the week before, 43% more than at the start of the year and more than double its price in February last year.

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Here’s why chocolate is getting more expensive

Name: Here’s why chocolate is getting more expensive
Uploaded: 2024-02-14T19:08:52Z
Duration: 1 min 44 s
Description: The cost of cocoa just soared to an all-time high. As hot dry weather ruins harvests in West Africa. On 12 February, cocoa was selling at $6,001 a tonne. That’s 16% more than the week before, 43% more than at the start of the year and more than double its price in February last year.

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Here’s why chocolate is getting more expensive

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