TOKYO, Feb 07 (News On Japan) –
The common value per Valentine’s Day chocolate stands at 418 yen, marking a 5.8% improve from 2024, based on Teikoku Databank, with goodies from worldwide manufacturers averaging 435 yen per piece, 35 yen increased than Japanese manufacturers.
The major driver behind this improve is the sharp rise in cacao bean costs, exacerbated by a traditionally weak yen and poor harvests attributable to adversarial climate circumstances.
Teikoku Databank additional predicts that the upward development in costs is prone to persist, affecting the White Day market in March as nicely, because the influence of the weak yen and hovering uncooked materials prices continues.
Source: TBS