Cocoa Shortage 2024. Plagued by crop losses, cocoa is now trading at an eye watering $10,000 (€9,311) a ton, representing a 400% increase compared to last year. Harvard professor carla martin discusses the ongoing cocoa crisis affecting farmers, supply chains, and consumers, the historical and cultural trends underlying the production and sale of chocolate, and what the immediate commercial future of chocolate looks like.


Cocoa Shortage 2024

Chocolate brands are grappling with the impact of higher cocoa costs, and this is resulting in price hikes and shrinkflation. The price of cocoa (cc=f) is still trading over 128% compared to a year ago due to increased weather incidents and crop disease which have led to supply shortages.

Cocoa Shortage 2024 Images References :