Price shock for chocolate bunnies: cocoa imports are becoming more expensive at record levels. Ghana recently predicted that cocoa production this year would be 40 percent below target.
Most of the cocoa imported into Germany came from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) In February, producer prices for chocolate and other cocoa-containing food preparations rose above average by 8.8 percent compared to the same month last year. Overall, food costs from producers were 0.6 percent less than in February 2023.