Bad weather and disease in West Africa are making your chocolate bar 10% more expensive

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Bad weather and disease in West Africa are making your chocolate bar 10% more expensive—at least

fortune.com/2025/07/23/why-is-chocolate-so-expensive-africa-weather-illness-hershey-lindt

Here’s the good news: The Hershey Co. says it’s not raising prices for Halloween candy this year.
But here’s the bad news: Hershey and other chocolate makers are continuing to hike prices, saying a volatile cocoa market gives them no choice.
Hershey, the maker of Reese’s, Whoppers,…

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