Speak for yourself. I love the Hershey kisses with almonds. I just bought a "Party bag" and it was 13.49 up from 11.99 last time.
%% YES; and diluting[cutting]chocolate with whole grains, like the granola kings do. And plenty of quality brands like Quaker Oats , Kind LLC....; that use low or no chocolate. Carob tastes better than chocolate, maybe more expensive, hard to get THAT choc is good way past expiry date, good brands anyway
I just went to kitchen to pick some dark chocolate after reading the thread. El Niňo seems a real thing. At least for cocoa traders ...
Because of this, a couple things can happen in the foreseeable future. First, manufacturers can switch over to using a substitute for cocoa, just as sweeteners went from sugar to corn starch. Second solution, which is more depressing IMO, is that the planters will go the GMO route. The sugar cane plantations in Hawaii went through a similar drought/disease phase not too long ago and have since been replaced with GMOs.
At one time there were cocoa etfs ....no longer available for trading. Would have been quite a show stopper to see where they would be trading today.
%% CURE for hi prices is hi prices, timing on that is different deal LOL. Chocolate tastes fine. I still like mine cut some with whole grains, granola, before any price change. MOST overstock for Easter +Good Friday; most likely reduced prices for chocolate rabbits, early APR.
I dunno, man. You'd think with all the attention surrounding cocoa, there would be a lot of action here. But this is one thinly traded market.
%% barchart.com has 100% buy , on may + JUL contracts; but ''weakest...50dma+ weakest 100dma''.[Even though on ETFs /I use my 50dma tech stuff more than thiers] I dont keep up with that much, but fun read, funds profit taking, knocked it negative. I have more than enough choc + choc cut[diluted] with whole grains. Exit UPRO , some SPY daytrade +FXN swing ..........