African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens • FRANCE 24 English

Long the world's undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season. Expectations of shortages of cocoa beans - the raw material for chocolate - have seen New York cocoa futures more than double this year alone. They have hit fresh record highs almost daily in an unprecedented trend that shows little sign of abating.
#Ghana #CocoaPlant #crisis
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[@maxasaurus3008]

Just tell Americans that their favorite treat is about to become ten times more expensive while showing the plight of that poor woman.

[@CalowryInc.]

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[@susanlisson7066]

… and yet here we once again see mining illegally and killing local flora and sometimes fauna along the way. 🙎🏽‍♀️

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

(Me who lives in SE Asia near some cacao plantations) Hehe, sucks to be living above 33.5° of the Equator...