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Cocoa Crashed. So Why Is Halloween Candy Still Expensive?
Oct 17, 2026
Cocoa prices are down 45% from their January 2025 peak, yet US candy prices are up 11% since then. Here is what the World Bank, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Hershey's own filings say about why chocolate prices lag cocoa.
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