African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

[jbycho 413]

Trump's fault!!! 

LONDON/ACCRA, March 13 (Reuters) - Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around the world are likely to soar.

 

Chocolate-makers have already increased prices to consumers, after three years of poor cocoa harvests, with a fourth expected, in the two countries that produce nearly 60% of the world's cocoa.

 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/african-cocoa-plants-run-out-beans-global-chocolate-crisis-deepens-2024-03-13/

 

[frank 2,264]

They better fix this quik. 

[CaptainObvious1 259]

This wouldn't happen if they let in 500,000 illegal Mexicans.  

--Tim

[Voltaire 5,076]

I knew something would eventually come along to break up this torrent of happy / wonderful news we've been having for three weeks.

[posty 2,557]

No issue here…

[jbycho 413]

24 minutes ago, CaptainObvious1 said:

This wouldn't happen if they let in 500,000 illegal Mexicans.  

--Tim

Native Africans would capture them and cook them over an open fire and eat them. 

[League Champion 1,895]

Ohh Boy, now Liberals will be complaining about their Latte prices at Starbucks 

[TrailGuy 552]

Trump's America 

[Mike Hunt 247]

1 hour ago, TrailGuy said:

Trump's America 

Do you think about Trump the second you wake up in the morning? Then all day long?