«A saltier sock for Italians arriving with the traditional Befana, given the unprecedented increases in cocoa on international markets and the consequent mark-ups on prices charged to Italian consumers». This is stated by Codaconsexplaining how «the basis of the increases in prices of chocolate-based products (+8.5% compared to last year) there is a constant growth in the prices of cocoa, the basic material for producing chocolate.”
«The price of cocoa on international markets has in fact grown by 170% during 2024 and shows no sign of stopping», recalls Codacons, for which these are «increases that add to those of other products, such as milk and sugar, required for the production of chocolate, giving rise to the current picture.” «The traditional stocking, due to the unbridled rise in cocoa prices, is becoming increasingly more expensive for Italians», denounces the president of the association Carlo Rienzi: «The risk is that in the coming years it could get even worse, and that chocolate ones are transformed into luxury products, which only some will be able to afford.”