"If you have a sweet tooth, this won't be sweet news to you. Chocolate is getting more expensive.
There's a shortage building for the past six years. The main reason - farmers in West Africa have little incentive to plant cocoa trees. They take three years to mature and growers earn less than a $1 a day selling to big corporations.
One expert says in 20 years, the average Joe won't be able to afford chocolate unless new research into growing higher-yielding trees prove fruitful. "
WHAT??? You can imagine my dismay when I heard bout this today. It makes me want to go out and stock up on a lifetime supply of chocolate! Willy Wonka, I want your golden ticket and I want it NOW!
Dear Lord, please have mercy on every man, woman, and child if we ever run out of chocolate.
