Month number | Price |
---|---|
1 | 2874 |
2 | 2927 |
3 | 2910 |
4 | 3060 |
5 | 3164 |
6 | 3383 |
A drought in West Africa and political instability in Côte D'Ivoire, producer of 40% of the world's cocoa beans, has led to dramatic price rises for chocolate. The table tracks the price in United States dollars per tonne from September 2010 (month 1 in the table) to February 2011 (month 6 in the table; February price based on the daily price per tonne at the start of the month). Data from the International Cocoa Organization. See also:
World Chocolate Shortage ahead?
World Chocolate Supply in Decline?
Could Ivory Coast turmoil make chocolate more expensive?
Cocoa bean prices soar as world faces chocolate drought