Easter chocolate prices skyrocket: ‘We’ve never had anything like this before'

Easter chocolate prices skyrocket: ‘We’ve never had anything like this before’

Don’t be surprised this year if the Easter Bunny leaves more jellybeans and marshmallow Peeps than candy bars in baskets.

Cork chocolatier warns of expensive Easter eggs as cocoa prices reach record highs

Rosemary Daly of the Chocolate Shop in Cork's English Market says her supply has been severely disrupted by the 'crisis' of soaring cocoa prices

Store detail proves things have gone too far

With Easter fast approaching, supermarkets and department stores are stacked to the brim with chocolate eggs and bunnies.

Easter chocolate prices skyrocket: ‘We’ve never had anything like this before'

Don’t be surprised this year if the Easter Bunny leaves more jellybeans and marshmallow Peeps than candy bars in baskets.

Looking at the chocolate prices, many people are likely to miss Easter anticipation this year. So you can still save.

Easter is saltier this year. Although the prices of items traditionally consumed on the holiday rose, on average, 5.28% between February 2024 and February 2025, a number very close to the inflation of the period (5.06%), some individual products skyrocketed well from this percentage. Chocolate bars and candies, for example, were 16.53% more expensive. The data are from Rico's research analyst, Maria Giulia Figueiredo. Exclusive subject for subsc…