Valentine’s Day Chocolate May Cost More this Year
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Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Do you plan on telling your sweetheart “I Love You” with a sweet treat this weekend? Well, that Valentine’s Day candy fix may cost you a bit more this year.
Chocolate makers raised prices as much as 8 percent last year, according to The New York Times, to compensate for rising cocoa global prices.
Despite a slight drop off early this year, cocoa prices are on the rise again this month, approaching $3,000 per ton on increased demand overseas.
The cost of cocoa topped $3,200 last summer amid Ebola fears in Africa.
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