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Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise

  • Written by Narcisa Pricope, Professor of Geography and Land Systems Science and Associate Vice President for Research, Mississippi State University
imageChocolate prices spiked amid very dry conditions in Africa.Chuck Fishman/Getty Images

Valentine’s Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat.

Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable cocoa-producing areas, are grappling with increasing aridity...

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