Over the past year, chocolate has been the product that has risen most in price in the deal, with an increase of over 18 percent, according to the Mat Price College.
The reason why the award has rushed is that there is a deficit of cocoa in the world market. This is due to poor cocoa harvests in West African countries such as Ghana and Ivory Coast, caused by unfavorable weather, forest fires and diseases that hit the cocoa plants.
During Wednesday, the cocoa prices were about $ 10,200 per tonne. For comparison, the cocoa price was about $ 2,800 per tonne in February 2023. In December 2024, the cocoa prices reached its highest level ever, then the price of $ 12,605 per tonnes was.