As Hershey’s Raises Prices, Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Grapple With Climate Change

Chocolate makers are expected to raise prices this year due to higher costs of cocoa from exporters like Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer. Ivorian cocoa farmers say they’ve been forced to raise prices because climate change is making it hard for them to grow their crops. Henry Wilkins reports from Adzope, Ivory Coast.

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"Climate change?" What utter twaddle.

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Can't predict the weather two days from now.