Chocolate prices could soar as changing climate patterns worsen cocoa crisis - eviltoast
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    Now, the cost of chocolate could soar after changing climate patterns hit cocoa supplies in west Africa.

    In the previous season, heavy rainfall spread a rotting disease among the cacao trees, which produce cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate.

    The global price of cocoa has risen sharply as exports from the Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer, fell by a third in recent months.

    But farmers who harvest cocoa beans have raised concerns the increases are not enough to cover their higher production costs and lower yields, which many blame on climate change.

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    However, in times of shortage the system breaks down, with local dealers paying farmers a premium price to secure beans.


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      Read more from Sky News:Do not eat a whole Easter egg in one go, NHS doctor urgesEnergy bills projected to fall by less than expected this summer and autumnDrivers are still paying over the odds for fuel, competition watchdog fears

      I absolutely hate this about articles on modern news webpages.