Cocoa spot prices have retreated from record levels in the last few weeks after increased rain in West Africa helped offset ...

Lindt’s Lechner said “the magnitude of these increases in raw material forced us, also, in the last years, ... and pest outbreaks in West Africa that caused a supply deficit.

Chocolate prices are up and expected to rise further after catastrophic weather and crop disease crushed the cocoa yield in West Africa. February 13, 2025 5 min ...

At 4:06 am (0806 GMT), Lindt&Spruengli was trading 2.8% higher at CHF 109,200. Barclays, which had previously rated Lindt as “equal weight,” has now raised the rating to “overweight ...

West African countries have long been the heart of cocoa production, producing around 3.48 million metric tons of cocoa beans in the 2022-2023 season.

A tamping down of tariff concerns and improved weather in West Africa contributed to the selling pressure. Cocoa futures in New York were 5.4% to $9,140 a ton in late morning trading to trade at ...

Lindt said the chocolate market was “highly competitive” and its market share had slipped from 7.7% to 7.1%. Chocolate manufacturers have battled soaring prices for the past two years due to a global ...

A 5.7 oz box of Lindt Valentine’s heart chocolate candy truffles costs $21.99. Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t ...

A 5.7 oz box of Lindt Valentine’s heart chocolate candy truffles costs $21.99. Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t ...

A 5.7 oz box of Lindt Valentine’s heart chocolate candy truffles costs $21.99. Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t ...