date:Jul 17, 2014
sitive, he says. The real acceleration of demand comes from emerging markets such as Asia. It is GDP linked. There is an increase in middle-income people, which is linked to chocolate consumption and the purchase of luxury goods.
But there is concern that the current shortage of cocoa beans, which may get worse, is set to push prices up on a regular basis. Experts expect prices to be pushed up by at least 10% by the end of this year.