For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle.
That's on top of a 14% increase in candy and gum prices in October 2022.
"The price of candy has gotten to be outrageous," said Jessica Weathers, a small business owner in Shiloh, Illinois.
Weathers said she usually buys plenty of candy for trick-or-treaters and events at school and church.
Meanwhile, global sugar prices are at 12-year highs, Goughary said.
Persons:
Jessica Weathers, Weathers, Dan Sadler, Kelly Goughary, Goughary, —, Michele Buck, Buck, Hershey
Organizations:
Gro Intelligence, Aldi, Hershey
Locations:
Shiloh , Illinois, West Africa, El, Ivory, India, Brazil