A luxury, a desire, a tasty … the Chocolate We are sweet day by day, however, to enjoy it, we need to scratch the pocket more and more. According to the National Statistical Institute (INE), its price 7.9% hike in the first quarter of the yearOvarian If you compare what you have to pay for a tablet last month compared to the previous 12 months Increase reaches 24.6%. Do you have this ceiling climbing? It seems that the new ‘surprises’ must be rejected. Experts who have consulted by this medium warn that the shortage of rainfall is caused by climate conditions related to events such as ‘El Nio’ Ghana y Ivory beach This is 60% of global cocoa production. It created a productive system Small farms, “small technology” And created by old plants in both countries. All of this is operated by Asian countries, and the appearance of other manufacturers such as Ecuador and Brazil, with a demand for a fight.
InE said the price of chocolate rose 7.9%in the first quarter of the year. Between March 2024 and the same month this year, the increase reaches 24.6%.
In this regard, EAE Business Professor Franchez talks about Rafas “A long drynessUntil 4 years, they were healing, but Sahara’s air could destroy. “The aforementioned are the aim of retrieving 33% of the production and in the words of this specialist “You can condition the annual deficit of over 478,000 tonnesWith a supply and request that already accumulated 4 or 5 years of tension. ” Brazil To compensate for the growing need. However, he believes that these types of gardens are “beginning”, and refers to the production system of Ghana or Ivory Coast, small farms, They cannot face the necessary investments In fertilizer or treatment. In addition, he recalled, “Like many fruits, in the case of coconut -like trees, production recovery is not done from one day to another.”
“Like many fruits, in the case of coconut -like trees, production recovery is not done from one day to another,” says Franchez Rofas (EAE Business School).
In this sense, he notes that an example of the price hike Cocoa matric ton is about 3 2,320 quotes in 2022 Two years later, for the metric tonne, the statistics reach up to 9,275. “In December, 12,000 euros reached By matric ton, “Roufafas says. In particular, the New York Cocoa future is cited as $ 8,724/ton, at the same time, according to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) statistics, while the ICCO’s daily price of $ 8,468.30 (7,451.68) ton. Calculated, New York future from February 11 to 20 They exceeded $ 10,000 per ton. In those days, the daily price of the ICO registered up to 7 9,741.13 and 9,510.32.
“The fall in March was the reason for the best concession of countries like Ecuador, which raised its exports by 17%,” says a speaking EA Business School. “Light Development” It is not sufficient before “the inflation trend that is promoted by the consumption of Asian and growing countries.” Some countries are considered to be the highest luxury of adopting Western consumption systems, this expert points out. In this regard, countries such as China or Indonesia, along with other Asians, calculate that “7 to 9%” consumption will increase, and all claims “Faced with stagnant privilege”. In his opinion, “Prices in a good season are high: in 2025 and 2025 they will be 8,000 to $ 9,000 per metric tonne.
George de Saja, General Secretary of the Spanish Association of the Bakery, Bull and Pastry Department, one of the most affected industries of the bakery and pastries, recognized during a press conference that offered his annual balance this week “The world distribution and need are very tight It is also difficult to see the downward partition. “In any case, he acknowledged that uncertainty had diminished after the European Council, and decided to delay Urogamara until December 30 European regulation of deforestation. The recently contributed to this phenomenon that prohibits commercialization in the EU (EU) of raw materials, such as Cocoa.
“World distribution and need are very tight. It is difficult to see the downward partition”, George de Saja (Azemac)
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How do all this affect the consumer pocket? A practical case: Capgakes and candy of a city craft like Madrid. Cocoa is a basic ingredient For these pleasant craftsmen: for the types of ‘bathed’ torijas in the chocolate, increasingly widely, Easter monases and eggs are added to other timeless products, such as chocolates. Madrid (Acembas) The Sources of the Craftsman Entrepreneurship Association of the Pastry Department are evaluating them Only sales from more than 7 million snacks Scheduled, Socalt one year ago and already pointing to a two -priced increase in the price of “120% more”, we are only on things we take from the gym: “Already rose prices in February,”Specify the sources of consultation.
How did they manage it? They promise from Azembas that every company policy depends but some craftsmen have chosen “Reduce the proportion of pure chocolate” 100%to 70%, 60%… others decided to raise prices. They say from this association, “In any case, the quality is not diminished. In addition, the craftsman is fashionable and the people are coming.”
