How to Survive the Coming Chocolate Shortage

2025-01-15T13:22:44-05:00November 17th, 2014|Musings, Uncategorized|

Yes, it's true. The world is running out of chocolate. According to the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ wonkblog/wp/2014/11/15/the-worlds-biggest-chocolate-maker-says-were-running-out-of-chocolate/ : In 2013, consumers ate about 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than was produced, and that deficit could go up to 1 million metric tons by 2020. The Ivory Coast and Ghana produce more than 70 percent of the world's cacao beans, and both countries are experiencing dry weather that limits growth. To make things worse, a fungal disease called frosty pod has destroyed 30 to 40 percent of global cocoa production. Forget about global warming. The chocolate apocalypse is at hand! Rumor has [READ MORE]