Will We See Less Chocolate This Halloween?

Cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year thanks to severe weather and droughts.

A new report found that shrinkflation could affect your chocolate consumption this Halloween. Cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year thanks to severe weather and droughts in west Africa. It’s responsible for about 70% of the world’s cocoa supply. Candy companies are compensating by shrinking bags and raising prices. But, there’s also talk of them using less chocolate in some products. Companies are also pushing their non-chocolate candies more than before. The folks at mars say they’ve expanded their fruity and gummy candy lines due to the situation. Basically, there could be fewer chocolate bars for you to borrow from your kids at Halloween this year.