{"id":393477,"date":"2022-01-13T02:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/demand-for-chocolate-fuels-surge-in-cocoa-price\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T02:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:44:47","slug":"demand-for-chocolate-fuels-surge-in-cocoa-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/demand-for-chocolate-fuels-surge-in-cocoa-price\/","title":{"rendered":"#Demand for chocolate fuels surge in cocoa price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Demand for chocolate fuels surge in cocoa price<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Omicron variant has done nothing to dampen Americans\u2019 sweet tooth.<\/p>\n<p>Demand for chocolate remains high nationwide as retail sales rose by more than 5% per quarter, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-11\/sugar-climbs-from-lowest-since-july-with-fund-activity-in-focus?utm_content=business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;sref=MTy2GeXk\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The high demand coupled with tightening supply has led to a sharp spike in the price of cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Cocoa prices have risen by more than 8% since December. At the close of trading on Wednesday, cocoa was selling at $1,720 per pound.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bloomberg, one of the largest exporters of cocoa, the Ivory Coast, is sending fewer cocoa beans to ports.<\/p>\n<p>But there was such an oversupply of the beans from last year that it has kept the price of chocolate relatively cheap compared to other foods that have become more expensive in a time of record-high inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Stockpiles of cocoa at US ports have fallen for the past 17 weeks and are down more than 20% from last year.<\/p>\n<p>Other commodities showed modest gains, including raw sugar, arabica coffee, and cotton.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cocoa-beans.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Cocoa beans are seen in the workshops of Makaya Chocolat on December 23, 2020 in Petionville, Haiti. - Although small in the face of South America's giants, Haiti is slowly developing its cocoa industry to ensure better incomes for thousands of modest farmers and to end the stereotype of gastronomic art known as the domain of wealthy countries. (Photo by Valerie Baeriswyl \/ AFP) (Photo by VALERIE BAERISWYL\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20813515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cocoa-beans.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cocoa-beans.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cocoa-beans.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The price of cocoa beans has reached a two-month high thanks to continued high demand for chocolate.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/chocolate-retail-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Port Clinton, PA - March 18: Foil wrapped solid chocolate Easter Bunnies made by Niagara Chocolates on display in the Port Clinton Peanut Shop. Easter Candy at the Port Clinton Peanut Shop in Port Clinton, PA Thursday afternoon March 18, 2021. (Photo by Ben Hasty\/MediaNews Group\/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20813519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/chocolate-retail-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/chocolate-retail-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/chocolate-retail-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Americans spend $20 billion per year on chocolate.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US chocolate market is valued at around $20 billion. That number is expected to reach $26 billion by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The confectionary industry which includes makers of chocolate, candy, gum and mints generates $37 billion in retail sales domestically each year, according to the National Confectioners Association.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Demand for chocolate remains high nationwide as retail sales rose by more than 5% per quarter, according to Bloomberg. 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