https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/reeses-hersey-chocolate-candy-cocoa
Cocoa beans quadrupled in price because a series of droughts and floods since 2020 destroyed the plants and made surviving trees vulnerable to pests " in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, which, combined, produce 70% of the world’s chocolate ".
By late 2025, the trees recovered and cocoa shortage now eases.
Prices might follow but not immediately because previous harvests were sold at higher prices.
Alternative locations in Ecuador or Indonesia are also prone to more extreme weather events thanks to Exxon's lies which made fossil fools of us.
What's more: small plantations get abandoned because people move into cities to look for less volatile, permanent jobs.
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Sudden urbanisation driven by climate change? We've seen in Syria what that leads to.
Haven't bought chocolate since it surged past 15€ per kilo = a doubling some time in 2024.
