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 are sky-high thanks to some unique ... dividend and in ensuring that the company provides steady growth over time. That's basically what most dividend investors will want, too.

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 ...

Here's why cocoa prices are a near-term issue, but are highly unlikely to derail Hershey over the long term ... That process may take some time, which will mean near-term pressure on margins ...

Here's why cocoa prices are a near-term issue ... dividend and in ensuring that the company provides steady growth over time. That's basically what most dividend investors will want, too.

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 ...

Prices of cocoa — a key ingredient in chocolate — have increased relentlessly over the past year ... is uncertain and rapidly evolving at this time," the Oreo and Toblerone maker said.