Although cocoa cultivated in West Africa is used to make most chocolate, a humid heatwave has severely damaged the fields and reduced yields.
Extreme heat events are now ten times more common, according to experts, due to human-caused climate change.
discovered ? that the cost of several well-known eggs has increased by 50% or more.
Due to the heatwave-related shortage of cocoa, prices have soared to about $8,500 (£6,700) per tonne this week.
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Climate change is especially dangerous for cocoa trees. They can only expand in small quantities.
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