Supplying candy to your neighborhood trick or treaters hit your wallet harder this year.
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Meanwhile, as if inflation wasn't already spooky enough, you can add that bag of M&M's to the list of things getting more expensive. One of the biggest factors in driving up the price? Weather. Heavy rains in the Ivory Coast, which accounts for over 40 percent of the global cocoa supply, have led to limited production. As a result, cocoa prices are trading at a 44-year high. This has led Hershey to raise its prices by 7 percent or more in each of the last 7 quarters.
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