Cocoa breaks $10,000 record, with pricier chocolate to follow
Focus is now turning to West Africa's upcoming mid-crop, the smaller of 2 annual harvests
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Focus is now turning to West Africa's upcoming mid-crop, the smaller of 2 annual harvests
The chocolate industry looks a bit hairy in the run-up to Easter. In just 50 days, the price of cocoa doubled.
The market is being rattled by poor crops in key West African growers that has put the world on course for a third straight annual supply deficit.
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Hershey Co. was downgraded at BNP Paribas Exane to neutral from outperform on Tuesday, citing the recent surge in cocoa prices that suddenly looks less transitory in nature.