Who wants to buy chocolate to celebrate this holiday Easter You should taste more salty – in your pocket.
According to the research conducted by the Foundation for Economic Research (FIPE), traditional Chocolate eggs were 9.5 % more expensive in 2024.
In the accumulated from the past three years, Easter eggs They had a 43 % increase in prices. The largest increase occurred by 2023, when Easter eggs rose by 18.6 %.
Despite the jump, some elements rose above the average eggs. Chocolate, for example, was an increase of more than 27 % this year compared to Easter last year, while chocolate achieved 13.5 %.
According to Guilherme Moreira, IPC-FIPE coordinator, “The increase in the costs of chocolate production is the main reason for increasing prices in recent years. Climate issues have caused CACAO offer all over the world, which led to the launch of the price of this important input over the past three years.”
S. Cocoa faces a global deficit in the offer due to the negative issues of the largest commodity producers Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Last year, the regions were affected by the effects of the climate La Niña and El Niño, which affected the rain cycle.
Cocoa contract reached a record value of $ 12,931 per ton on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year.
Other elements of the traditional Easter basket showed an increase in prices, such as fish.
According to the survey, COD was 3.91 % in the price, while Merluza became 6.81 % more expensive.
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