Who wants to buy chocolate to celebrate this holiday Easter You must taste more salty – in your pocket.
According to research by the Foundation Institute for Economic Research (FIPE), the traditional chocolate eggs were 9.5% more expensive in 2024.
In the accumulated of the last three years, the Easter eggs They had a 43% increase in prices. The largest increase occurred by 2023, when Easter eggs rose 18.6%.
Despite the jump, some items rose far above the average eggs. Chocolate, for example, had an increase of more than 27% this year compared to last year’s Easter, while chocolates made 13.5%.
According to Guilherme Moreira, IPC-Fipe coordinator, “the increase in chocolate production costs is the main reason for raising prices in recent years. Climate issues have caused a cacao worldwide offering, firing the price of this important input over the past 3 years.”
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Last year, the regions were hit by the climate effects La Niña and El Niño, which impacted the rain cycle.
The cocoa contract reached a record value of $ 12,931 per tonne metric on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year.
Other items of the traditional Easter basket also showed an increase in prices, such as fish.
According to the survey, cod had an increase of 3.91% in the price, while Merluza became 6.81% more expensive.
