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00:02 Report by Dagmar Zindel
01:28 Philippe Pascoet | Chocolate Maker

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It's almost a work of art -- a chocolate creation for Easter.
This year, consumers are going to have to dig deeper to fulfil their pleasures.
The cost of chocolate has soared, because cocoa prices have exploded.

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The price of cocoa beans has risen four-fold in recent years.
In February 20-23, it was 2,500 UD dollars per tonne -- this year it's surged to more than 10,000 dollars. The price fluctuates sharply and has a delayed impact on the price of chocolate.

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Titel:  Preis von Kakaobohnen im Welthandel 
(in US-Dollar pro Tonne)

Februar 2023                      2. 500   
Februar 2024                      5.600 
Februar  2025                    9. 800 

Quelle / Source : International Cocoa Organization 

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00:38  
It looks like the days of cheap cocoa are over. West Africa, where three quarters of the global supply of beans originates, is feeling the impact of climate change.
Extreme weather and pests are reducing the harvest. In Ghana, the harvest collapsed by almost half in 20-24 - the worst in two decades - and the recovering is less than hoped this year. Côte d'Ivoire has also reported significant declines.

US investment bank JP Morgan believes the chocolate market is facing a period of inflation unlike anything seen in recent memory. At the same time, aid organizations like Oxfam are critical of how the people who harvest the beans are still earning too little. While consumers pay more. Even at Easter. 
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+++SOT +++ Philippe Pascoet, Schweizer Chocolatier  (franz.) 
"Indeed, we’ve had significant increases in cocoa prices over the last six months. And of course, it has impacted the price, which has been passed on in the store. In any case, we’ve done the best we could. But still, as you can see today, this weekend, people are here and still want to treat themselves."

((+++SOT +++ Philippe Pascoet, Schweizer Chocolatier (franz.)
„Tatsächlich hatten wir in den letzten sechs Monaten deutliche Preissteigerungen bei Kakao. Das hat sich natürlich auf den Preis ausgewirkt, der im Laden weitergegeben wurde. Wir haben jedenfalls unser Bestes gegeben. Aber wie Sie sehen, sind die Leute trotzdem da und wollen sich etwas gönnen.“))) 

01:46
Still plenty going on at this Swiss chocolate festival. But the rising costs for chocolate means people are buying less. Higher costs means German chocolate manufacturers are producing 228 million chocolate Easter Bunnies for this year's festival -- that's five per cent less than the previous year.

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