Climate-Driven Cocoa Price Shock | Climate

Last Update: 09/22/2026 at 11:33 PM EST

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Climate shocks in West Africa are disrupting cocoa harvests, and the shortage is still flowing through chocolate markets as higher prices, smaller products, and recipe changes.

The strongest signal is a persistent supply problem tied to heat, drought, heavy rainfall, and crop disease, with non-climate pressures adding further strain.

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The story has sharpened from a broad climate-driven food inflation pattern into a more cocoa-specific supply shock centered on West Africa. The current version also adds clearer attribution for the chocolate price squeeze, emphasizing chronic supply disruption plus non-climate pressures and product reformulation.

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