Candy makers say the world is running out of chocolate

Monday, November 17, 2014
wabc

Uh oh! Candy makers say the world is running out of chocolate. It turns out that growers cannot keep up with the demand.

Experts say last year, the world ate roughly 70 metric tons more cocoa than it produced, and that deficit is expected to grow.

One problem is the crops - a drought in West Africa has greatly decreased the production, and an aggressive fungal disease is targeting the plants.