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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPAYING FOR IT. THE DECORATIONS MAY SPOOK THE SAME IN EAST SACRAMENTO, BUT BEHIND THE GHOULS AND COBWEBS, NEIGHBORS SAY A DIFFERENT SCARE IS LURKING. CANDY IS EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR. YEAH, PRICES HAVE GONE UP. LONGTIME RESIDENT PATTY FRENCH HAS BEEN HANDING OUT CANDY IN EAST SACRAMENTO FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, AND ALL THE BAGS. 1983 TO 2025. THAT MEANS ALSO A LOT OF CANDY, A LOT OF CANDY. AND IT\u2019S NOT ALL FOR HER, BUT FOR THE SCARES SHE HAS COMING. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 1000 KIDS AND THEY STARTED ABOUT 4:00. HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND? IF YOU DON\u2019T MIND ME ASKING? ALMOST $200. AND SHE\u2019S NOT ALONE. DATA FROM A HEARST. GET THE FACTS DATA TEAM SHOWS AN INCREASE NATIONWIDE IN HALLOWEEN. CANDY WITH CHOCOLATE LIKE HERSHEY\u2019S KISSES UP 69% THESE PAST FIVE YEARS. AND CHOCOLATE LOLLIPOPS LIKE TOOTSIE ROLL POPS UP 14% DUE TO TARIFFS AND INFLATION. NEIL CORDERO IS WELL AWARE OF THE PRICE HIKE. AFTER ALL, HE BOUGHT HIS HOUSE KNOWING THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH IT. THEY WARNED US. THEY DISCLOSED THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET INUNDATED FOR HALLOWEEN. CORDERO SAYS HE GOES TO SAVEMART TO CUT BACK ON THE COSTS, BUT THE PRICE MORE THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. PROBABLY CHOCOLATES GONE UP, TOO. IT\u2019S ALL IT\u2019S ALL MORE EXPENSIVE. BUT BUT IT\u2019S WORTH IT. I MEAN, IF YOU\u2019RE GOING TO TOUCH POTENTIALLY 2000 PEOPLE IN A NIGHT, YOU WANT TO DO IT RIGHT. AND A KEY INGREDIENT IN SOME OF THESE CANDIES IS COCOA BEANS. THAT HAS BEEN HIT WITH TARIFFS AND BAD HARVESTS IN COUNTRIES LIKE GHANA AND IVORY COAST, RAISING PRICES AND ALSO SHRINKING PACKAGES KNOWN AS SHRINKFLATION IN SACRAMENTO CORTEZ, KCRA THREE NEWS. OUR HEARST DATA TEAM FOUND AMERICANS WILL SPEND $3.9 BILLION FOR HALLOWEEN CANDY. THAT\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Candy prices climb ahead of Halloween, hitting Sacramento shoppers<\/p>\n
Locals say they\u2019re paying more to keep Halloween traditions alive despite inflation and global supply strains.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:48 PM PDT Oct 30, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSacramento residents are feeling the pinch of rising candy prices this Halloween, with inflation, tariffs and global cocoa shortages driving up costs.Longtime resident Patty French, who has been handing out candy for more than 40 years, said she\u2019s noticed a clear difference.\u201cCandy is expensive this year,\u201d French said. \u201cPrices have really gone up.\u201dA study from Hearst\u2019s Get the Facts Data Team shows Halloween candy prices are climbing nationwide. Chocolate treats such as Hershey\u2019s Kisses are up 69% over the past five years, while chocolate lollipops like Tootsie Roll Pops have increased 14%.In East Sacramento, resident Neil Cordeiro said he\u2019s also feeling the impact, even while trying to save.\u201cChocolate\u2019s gone up too. It\u2019s all more expensive,\u201d Cordeiro said.Still, he says the splurge is worth it.\u201cIf you\u2019re going to touch potentially 2,000 people in a night, you want to do it right,” Cordeiro said. Experts say cocoa bean prices have surged due to poor harvests in the Ivory Coast and 10% tariffs on bean imports in Ghana. The result: higher prices at the register and smaller portions on store shelves \u2014 a trend many consumers call \u201cshrinkflation.\u201dDespite the sticker shock, local residents say they\u2019ll keep the tradition alive \u2014 even if it means fewer chocolate bars in the candy bowl.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channelPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sacramento residents are feeling the pinch of rising candy prices this Halloween, with inflation, tariffs and global cocoa shortages driving up costs.<\/p>\n Longtime resident Patty French, who has been handing out candy for more than 40 years, said she\u2019s noticed a clear difference.<\/p>\n \u201cCandy is expensive this year,\u201d French said. \u201cPrices have really gone up.\u201d<\/p>\n A study from Hearst\u2019s Get the Facts Data Team shows Halloween candy prices are climbing nationwide.<\/a> Chocolate treats such as Hershey\u2019s Kisses are up 69% over the past five years, while chocolate lollipops like Tootsie Roll Pops have increased 14%.<\/p>\n In East Sacramento, resident Neil Cordeiro said he\u2019s also feeling the impact, even while trying to save.<\/p>\n \u201cChocolate\u2019s gone up too. It\u2019s all more expensive,\u201d Cordeiro said.<\/p>\n Still, he says the splurge is worth it.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re going to touch potentially 2,000 people in a night, you want to do it right,” Cordeiro said. <\/p>\n Experts say cocoa bean prices have surged due to poor harvests in the Ivory Coast <\/a>and 10% tariffs on bean imports in Ghana.<\/a> The result: higher prices at the register and smaller portions on store shelves \u2014 a trend many consumers call \u201cshrinkflation.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the sticker shock, local residents say they\u2019ll keep the tradition alive \u2014 even if it means fewer chocolate bars in the candy bowl.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PAYING FOR IT. 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