I mean, will all saw this coming for Valentine’s Day from the climate cult, right?
Climate change is turning Valentine’s Day bitter for chocolate lovers
If you’re not a fan of nuts in your sweets, Valentine’s Day could cost you more this year. The chocolates inside many of this holiday’s heart-shaped boxes will likely contain more filler ingredients like nuts and fruits to offset the cost of pure chocolate.
“We used to look at hazelnuts and pistachio as an expensive inclusion,” said Jacques Torres, a chocolatier with high-end shops in New York City. “Today, those nuts allow us to lower the cost of our chocolate bar.”
The price of raw cocoa, chocolate’s key ingredient, has surged by 200% over the past year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online retail prices. On global commodities markets, cocoa futures are down slightly in recent weeks after peaking above $12,000 per ton — a record — just before Christmas. Two years ago, they were less than $2,500.
Weather never used to happen, you know
The Wells Fargo researchers estimate the cocoa supply deficit is now the worst it’s been in 60 years, standing at negative 478,000 metric tons. The crunch is triggering doubts about festivities beyond Valentine’s Day.
Wait, so, this has happened before? And it happened during a downturn in global temperatures, when they were worried about a coming global ice age? Huh. Interesting, The news station known as NBC failed to mention things like
- Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD)
- Black Pod Disease
- Aging Trees
- Underinvestment in Cocoa Farms
- Illegal Gold Mining
- Rising production costs
- Financial Market Volatility
- Demand Outstripping Supply
So, lots more going on than Bad Weather.
Clearly, this is all Donald Trump’s fault!
Clearly!