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Valentine’s Day a costlier affair as hotter temperatures hit West Africa cocoa production
Extreme temperatures hit cocoa supplies as vulnerable farmers struggle to adapt to climate impacts in time for Valentine's ...
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Valentine’s Day chocolate sales surge by 512%
Valentine’s Day 2025 sees a 512% surge in chocolate sales, despite soaring cocoa prices and supply chain challenges. Discover ...
Your Valentine’s Chocolate Is Getting Pricier—Here's Why
Prices for cocoa, chocolate's key ingredient, have climbed more than 80% over the last year, and are more than three times the average of the past two decades. One reason for record-high prices is bad ...
Here's How 17 Countries Around The World Celebrate Valentine's Day, From Ireland To China
In Italy, the famous La Festa degli Innamorati, The Day of Lovers, calls for Baci Perugina, chocolate kisses with cherries ...
Why your Valentine’s chocolate is getting more expensive
The extent of supply issues for a key ingredient means that prices are unlikely to return soon to the levels chocolate makers ...
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Your favourite chocolates are under threat from climate change, scientists warn
Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's ...
Climate change threatens global cocoa production: New study highlights pollination-based solutions
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports ...
Valentine’s chocolate comes at a price as cocoa costs soar
The price of cocoa beans is setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, making the love token a bigger financial ...
Why your Valentine’s Day chocolate might cost more this year
Rising cocoa prices, driven by climate change, are reshaping Valentine’s Day chocolates. Extreme heat and erratic rainfall in ...
Climate change is scorching the cocoa belt — and you’re paying the price
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...
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The hidden cost of Valentine’s Day treats on West Africa
If urgent action isn’t taken, key cocoa-producing regions like Ivory Coast and Ghana — responsible for 60 percent of the world’s cocoa output — could become unsuitable for cultivation within the next ...