Ukrainian confectioners are in trouble: war, logistics and expensive cocoa beans. Chocolate can double in price?
Exchange futures for cocoa beans 3 crossed the mark in March 6600 dollars per ton. AND, according to analysts' forecasts, this is not the last price increase. That means chocolate will also become more expensive. Indeed, in the coming years it may become “luxury”, which not every sweet lover can afford.
Ukrainian confectioners are also dependent on the price of cocoa beans, like everyone else. But we have many other factors, which drive up the cost of chocolate products, for example, very expensive logistics. So says the head “Ukrkondpromu” Oleksandr Baldyniuk. That, the prices of domestic chocolates and candies may even exceed global dynamics.
“Business Telegraph” researched the issue. There is no good news for chocolate lovers.
The full text of the article can be found at the link: https://news.telegraf.com.ua/ukr/jekonomika-i-finansy/2024-03-06/5838177-shokoladna-kriza-nazrivae-chomu-konditeri-zminyuyut-smak-i-tsinniki-solodoshchiv
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