The chocolate industry is built on the labour of bloodsucking midges
The world’s chocolate industry boasts revenues of more than $140bn. In recent years the market for cacao beans, the crucial ingredient, has often been tight. In April 2024, after poor harvests in West Africa, the price passed $10,000 per tonne for the first time. Although it has fallen back since, it remains significantly higher than earlier in the decade.
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