#COCOA PRICES

Rising chocolate costs and budget concerns dampen early Halloween candy sales

Confectionery retailers and consumer goods analysts are reporting an unusually sluggish start to the seasonal Halloween candy shopping window, driven by unprecedented surges in global cocoa commodity prices and persisten...

Escalating cocoa costs and household budgetary pressures dampen national seasonal Halloween candy expenditures

Retailers and confectionary manufacturers across the nation are experiencing an unexpectedly subdued start to the annual Halloween shopping period, as historic price increases for agricultural commodities combine with pe...