Packages of M&M’s milk chocolate candy are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store in San Diego, California, on July 12, 2025.Kevin Carter | Getty Images News…

Cocoa was the top-performing commodity of 2024.The price of the bean surged as headwinds battered key producers.Prices are likely to stay high into 2025, analysts at…

Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ferley Ospina | Bloomberg…

Halloween candy is for sale at a CVS store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2022.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesCocoa, a vital ingredient for chocolate, is…