It will be harder to find sweet deals on chocolate this Valentine’s Day. In fact, the cost of chocolate might put a bitter taste in your mouth.

Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t reflect today’s cocoa prices. A 1-pound bar of Hershey’s chocolate costs $14.99.

Record high cocoa prices might make your Valentine's Day gifts somewhat bittersweet this year. Here's why chocolate is more ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Wednesday closed down -399 (-3.66%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -315 (-3.67%). Cocoa prices retreated ... posted an all-time nearest-futures ...

Cocoa prices reached an all-time high of $12,906 per metric ton in ... Instead, the company switched over to cocoa powder, resulting in a comparable taste, texture and cost before the price ...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is down -434 (-4.13%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is down -255 (-3.08%). Cocoa prices today extended ... NY Cocoa posted an all-time nearest-futures ...

It sees net sales growing at least 2%. Chocolatiers have been hit hard by soaring cocoa prices, which hit an all-time high in December and have doubled over the past year. Even with today's gains ...

High cocoa prices have forced it to raise prices which has dented the demand for its products. Consequently, Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ)’s shares have lost 23% over the past year.

As cocoa prices hover near December’s record highs ... We think that’s really healthy for the global cocoa supply over time,” Buck explained. “It’s going to be much more diversified ...

The stock is down by 22% over ... prices in an environment where consumers are already struggling with inflation. Part of the reasons behind The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY)’s woes are high cocoa ...