Shortage predicted as cocoa farmers switch to biofuel crops
(NEWSER) - Enjoy that Halloween candy while it lasts, kids, because in the not-so-distant future, no one’s going to be giving away chocolate. With a growing number of farmers abandoning their cocoa crops in West Africa, the world may just plain run out of affordable chocolate within 20 years, industry experts tell the Independent . “Galaxy, Creme Eggs, every kind of £1 chocolate bar will be a thing of the past,” says one London chocolatier, predicting the average bar will sell for £7 ($11.25). More»
