DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 02 November 2024

Chocolate Prices | El Nino impacting cocoa crop yields

JOHANNESBURG - Here's a not-so-sweet development with chocolate. Prices continue to surge globally as the inclement weather decimates yields in Cocoa production areas. 

READ: Ivory Coast’s bitter news for chocoholics

However, experts predict prices will increase gradually rather than sharply and possibly level out later this year.  

To discuss this further, the eNCA spoke to FNB Senior agriculture economist, Paul Makube.

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