Chocolate woes set to last beyond Easter as weather takes toll on cocoa harvests
by Josie Clarke
Mar 26, 2024
2 minutes
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Easter is set to be just the beginning of chocolate lovers’ woes after cocoa prices soared to a new record following poor harvests caused by unusual weather.
The cocoa bean traded above 10,000 dollars (£7,900) a tonne on world commodity markets on Tuesday, with prices having already doubled in 2024.
Last week, the price of cocoa beans hit
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