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The world needs higher cocoa prices to encourage re-planting millions of old trees. If every farmer applied a little more fertilizer, and had pesticides at hand, production could recover. That, or projected chocolate demand growth needs to slow, if not fall. Market forces will eventually rebalance the market, but everyone must brace for a few years of higher prices
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Adverse weather conditions have increased the price of cocoa, placing pressures on chocolate manufacturers that will most likely be passed on to consumers.
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Did you receive chocolate for Valentine’s Day? As you savor this sweet treat, I invite you to contemplate the unique plant that makes this confection possible — the cacao tree.
The biggest squeeze in the cocoa market in more than a decade has pushed prices of the commodity to record highs in recent sessions as hedge funds have piled…