Why chocolate gets more than one expensive

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Only four West African countries are the basis of an industry with more than $ 100 billion. Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria, Cacao trees pods pods that are seeds with them. After the collection once, this modest bean is dried, roasted, and is processed in something loved in the world.

Chocolate is an inaccessible sign in connection with the millenniadays and, especially Valentine’s Day. However, as the weather continues to cost confectionery products, sweet treatment was a symbol of less romantic: climate change.

Two reports broadcast on Wednesday, the warm-up, especially in the countries of the world, he found the temperature outside the optimal range for cocoa growth in countries. Research shows how oil is burned and coal methane The planet roasts the cocoa pipeline and Skyrocketing chocolate prices.

“One of the most favorite foods in the world is at risk due to climate change,” he said. “I would hope to hear that human activity is difficult to hear that it is difficult for us to prioritize or prioritize this dish as a kind of people and future climate change and future losses.”

About 70 percent In the world, the world is growing in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria are the largest manufacturers of Nigeria. Most of the remaining part is growing in places with similar residences that are not far from the Equator, such as Indonesia and Ecuador. The trees grow the best Rain Forest Terms High humidity, plenty of rain, with nitrogen-rich soil and natural wind buffers. Fahrenheit exposure to temperatures higher than 89.6 degrees prevent water growth and reflects the quality and amount of fertility of trees.

Last year, warming, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria added this limit in two-thirds in the upper days catastrophic productaccording to Climate Central Report.

Researchers examined the temperature information for the region and the evaluation of what happened in a world without human warmth in the last ten years. The temperature of each country in 2015-2024 increased the number of days of the temperature of each country. The majority of these hot days have come during the main product period when plants flowering and producing. Warming also changes the rain patterns, accelerating drought, facilitates spread destructive diseases As a contribution to pod decay and degradation of soil. Another new job Low rates and GANA’s lowest ratios and highest temperature limited the product product.

However, there are many impact on an impressive climate change and the remains of consumer prices, scientists and economists. Dahl said that the production of air phenomenon is not known to be behind the greatest influence and what influence Child Last year was in the harvesters.

Emmanuel Essah-Mensah, a cocoa breeder, described the climate change as one of the most serious problems in West Africa. “The drought means we lost 60 percent of our cocoa plants. As with all the farmers in my agricultural cooperative, I saw a sharp decline in revenue.”

Last year, drought, floods, flood and plant diseases, cocoa prices contributed to celebrate, and in turn caused the skipping costs report With non-commercial assistance in sustainable development and economic justice. Global cocoa production collapsed about 14 percent In the 2023-24 season and last year, the day of the Cocoa’s flying price in the futures market, the fighters market has increased 47 years of record.

Kat Kramer said that the report of climate policy consultants, findings and climatic centers for the report of the report and non-profit exposure to the inefficiency of the industry. “Chocolate lovers should push companies and governments to reduce greenhouse gas waste,” Kramer said, “Otherwise the supply of chocolate will be tragic in the risk of tragic climate.”

The result of this means what to do for this delicious elegance. Cocoa is also used in other goods such as cosmetics and pharmacy, which form a significant part of the global market. Again, chocolate remains king, imports around the United States $ 2.8 billion Value worth every year – more than 10 percent of world supply.

Federal Reserve Information In December, global cocoa prices have increased by 144 percent, increased by more than a-two years, and Alla Semenova, who has an economist in St. Mary’s holy college, said. This is known as the price of the manufacturer or which global chocolate manufacturers pay for the processing of raw beans. Again, this value is often absorbed by confectioners. “When producer prices are growing, when production costs increase, consumer prices rise,” Semenova said.

Even when prices rise, farmers who increase Cacao do not always see this gain. Josephine George Francis, which produces products in the farm in Liberia, said that farmers in West Africa have lost money due to the growing value of growing plants in the world of warming. “We need a different approach to the sustainability and farmers in their hearts,” he said, George Francis. “We do not benefit from growing prices in world markets.”

Of course, cocoa is not the only component in confection systems threatened with warming. Early last year, sugar, another important ingredient, some sold in some The highest prices Excessive weather is more than a decade Global production of global sugar.

“This is not the amount of cocoa production affected by the acceleration of climate change,” Samenova said. “The type and quality of items included in the production of chocolate will change.”

All this was headed to adapt to many chocolators. Some, like Mars and Hersheyquietly reduced the amount of cocoa or even applies new treatment that completely eliminates it. As the prices rise, Analysts expect to see the wave of demandA trend can not even stop Valentine’s Day.

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