Cocoa supplies running out

Experts say the world will run out of cocoa, the key ingredient of chocolate, due to the pressures of rising global demand.

According to global market researcher Euro Monitor International, chocolate consumers will eat about 7.4 million tons of the sweet treat in 2013, up nearly 2 per cent on a year earlier and worth about $110bn. Chocolate prices will increase over the next few years as cocoa becomes harder to get hold of. Some experts say many brands will fill chocolate bars with more nuts and fruit as they are cheaper to produce.

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