Expensive chocolate Easter bunnies: Prices for cocoa imports have risen sharply. On average, Easter chocolate costs 92 percent more than regular chocolate.
In extreme cases there was said to be a surcharge of 186 percent. Lindt & Sprüngli announced at the beginning of March that “increasing prices for chocolate are to be expected for the current year” If the price level for cocoa remains the same, this will also lead to higher prices next year. The last time there was a similar large price increase was in October 2002.