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In Twenty Years Chocolate Will Be A Rare Delicacy

Posted November 09, 2010 10:33 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Savor that leftover Halloween candy, because in the future, you won't be able to afford it. Chocolate consumption is increasing faster than cocoa production, according to the Cocoa Research Association, and that means prohibitively expensive chocolate is in our future.

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11/10/2010 8:07 AM

Nah, the market takes care of that. As long as chocolate is inexpensive, consumption goes up. Make it more expensive, consumption goes down. These yahoos don't have a clue. But then again, I've never seen any mention of economics in a PopScicle article, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised by this piece of drivel.
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11/10/2010 11:56 AM

not when you have a chocolate river flowing through your yard...
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