Claim: ‘Climate change takes bite out of Easter chocolate’ as cocoa prices up by a third, ‘as a result of climate change-driven extreme weather’

Could consumers find less chocolate eggs in the gardens this year? L的UFC-Que Choisir has seen a sharp increase in Easter chocolate prices. Faced with this increase, some distributors offer revisited items.

Claim: ‘Climate change takes bite out of Easter chocolate’ as cocoa prices up by a third, ‘as a result of climate change-driven extreme weather’

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4412242/study-cocoa-prices-climate-change-takes-bite-easter-chocolate By Stuart Stone Excerpt: UK consumers face higher chocolate prices this Easter as a result of climate change-driven extreme weather, research warns Brits are having to swallow higher chocolate prices this Easter as a result of climate change-driven extreme weather, a new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has today

The UFC-Que Choisir association has seen a price increase of 14% in a year in large areas, due in particular to global warming.

A key period for chocolate makers, Easter comes this year with a sweet-flavoured bitter fragrance: making the costs of climate change and setbacks related to its intensive cultivation, the price of cocoa has exploded in a year to reach records. If some brands pass this on to their prices, other artisans seek to adapt differently.

Chocolate prices remain elevated this Easter due to cocoa price spikes

This Easter, soaring cocoa prices will continue to have an effect on the price of chocolate, experts say — and consumers will likely be looking for deals to fill their baskets.

The price of mona could increase by 5%, according to the EAE Business School, while the Association of Celiacs of Catalonia reports that there are not enough certified workshops that offer gluten-free monas.