Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this year than last. In the US, retail chocolate prices were one-fifth higher ...

But that could change if extreme weather continues. Ortega said the Trump Administration’s recent tariffs could also make chocolate products more expensive. “The vast majority of the cacao and the ...

Just four West African countries are the foundation of an industry worth more than $100 billion. In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees ...

Nestle USA is increasing prices for some chocolate products due to commodity costs, a sign that sweet treats will stay ...

But for Van Nordan, who orders chocolate from a U.S. manufacturer who gets cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast, a lingering thought remains. "If there are additional tariffs, those will just get ...

Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, Easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this year than last. In the United States, retail chocolate prices were ...

Chocolate has been coveted for millennia and, particularly on Valentine’s Day, is an unmistakable token of love. But as increasingly erratic weather continues driving up the costs of ...

Ortega said the Trump Administration’s recent tariffs could also make chocolate products more expensive. “The vast majority of the cacao and the cocoa that we consume in the form of chocolate ...