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Chocolate price OUTRAGE: Nation's favourite treat is getting more and more expensive | Daily Star SPOILED: Chocolate is getting more expensive and our favourite treats are shrinking

The cost of cocoa has surged by more than 30% this year and shows no signs of slowing down. Companies have already begun to shrink their bars as a response to the price.

In the past two years, Toblerone, Maltesers and Snickers have all got significantly smaller, while Quality Street have also shrunk.

Despite this, the price of our chocolate favourites has remained the same.

Charles Clack of Rabobank, which specialises in agriculture financing, claimed the future looked bleak for chocolate lovers. DISASTER: Chocolate will likely continue to rise in price

“Fears now surround whether the prices paid will be high enough to encourage West African farmers to maintain production levels”

Charles Clack

He said: “Cocoa has been one of the most sought-after commodities for some time now.

“This year the cocoa market has been relentless, with concerns about crops in Africa supporting the price.”

Mr Clack warned a failure to fix the issue could see prices soar. He said: “Fears now surround whether the prices paid will be high enough to encourage West African farmers to maintain production levels.

“If they aren’t and we end up with a global cocoa deficit, this could push up prices. So while we should enjoy this weekend’s chocolate, the outlook may not be quite so sweet.”