- Ghana and Ivory Coast are contributing to global cocoa production deficit due to shared supply chain challenges.
- Future recovery in the cocoa industry hinges on successfully managing the increasing costs associated with production and global market pressures.
Poor harvests in West Africa caused a cocoa shortage, impacting the global supply chain.
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Updated Sep 4
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What happened
Poor harvests in West Africa caused a cocoa shortage, impacting the global supply chain.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
Future recovery in the cocoa industry hinges on successfully managing the increasing costs associated with production and global market pressures.Also in this story
- Major chocolate companies, including The Hershey Company and Mondelez International, are raising prices due to rising cocoa costs and new EU mandates against deforestation.
- Rising cocoa costs are forcing price increases for The Hershey Company.
- Due to volatile cocoa markets, companies like Hershey Co. and Aare Lindt are passing on cost increases to consumers.
The entities involved
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The Hershey Company
American corporation
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West Africa
westernmost region of the African continent
Related events
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- brobible.com
- allafrica.com
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