Chocolate consumption in the United States and Europe is falling due to the economic crisis. Luxuries like chocolate just aren’t as easily justified now that more consumers are struggling to make ends meet.
This had had a corollary effect on the world’s cocoa prices, which have fallen by about 10% from record highs in 2007.
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