In March, German consumers had to pay 16.7 percent more for chocolate than in the same month last year, the German Bureau of Statistics reported.
The most significant increase in prices was recorded in chocolate (+25 percent).
But the prices of other chocolate products (+11.1 percent) are noticeable, it is written by DW.
“In contrast, there was an unequal development of the prices of confectionery and treats,” Statisticians discovered. In March, they have risen in March 3.1 percent. This primarily refers to prices and candyers. In contrast, there was a small cheating of chewing gum, rubber candies and similar products. The comparison works, food prices in the whole increased by three percent in the same period, passes the business diary.
And the medium-term comparisons show that 40 percent more than 2020 had to be paid for chocolate last year, with a classic chocolate by 32 percent, while for other chocolate products to pay as much as 46 percent more.
The prices of sweets increased by 29 percent in that medium term, and eggs as much as 38.5 percent. In these four years, food prices in the whole increased by 33 percent.
The reasons for these price increases are primarily climate change. Bad harvests have influenced cocoa prices in recent years. Drying periods are changing with strong precipitation, primarily in the agricultural parts of West Africa. Trees with cocoa is increasingly more susceptible to pest attacks that are quickly multiplyed in such time circumstances.
At the beginning of this week, the West African state of the Ivory Coast, which is the world’s largest producer, warned of the danger of crop absences due to excessive precipitation. The harvest takes place in that country from April to September. Forecasts speak of the dangers of large rain, so in danger is not just a quantity of crops but also quality. And then the world market means a new increase in the price on the world market.
(Vijesti.ba)
