The world’s biggest chocolate-maker says we’re running out of chocolate

Discussion in 'Off Topic Discussion' started by 86WARD, Nov 16, 2014.

  1. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    There's no easy way to say this: You're eating too much chocolate, all of you. And it's getting so out of hand that the world could be headed towards a potentially disastrous (if you love chocolate) scenario if it doesn't stop.

    Those are, roughly speaking, the words of two huge chocolate makers, Mars, Inc. and Barry Callebaut. And there's some data to back them up.

    Chocolate deficits, whereby farmers produce less cocoa than the world eats, are becoming the norm. Already, we are in the midst of what could be the longest streak of consecutive chocolate deficits in more than 50 years. It also looks like deficits aren't just carrying over from year-to-year—the industry expects them to grow. Last year, the world ate roughly 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than it produced. By 2020, the two chocolate-makers warn that that number could swell to 1 million metric tons, a more than 14-fold increase; by 2030, they think the deficit could reach 2 million metric tons.

    Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs.../?Post generic=?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost
     
  2. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    This is what the government should be working on!! STOP THE SHORTAGE!
     
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  3. Jihad Joe

    Jihad Joe Life to Infidels

    Three things popped into my head when I read this. 1) Fat Chicks Eating lots of chocalate. 2) The song All About That Bass 3) " Sassy" fat chicks that think they are model hot.

    Left me wondering, "Are 'sassy' fat chicks more narcissistic then actual hot chicks? "
     
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  4. Steve12

    Steve12 The night is dark and full of terrors

    Dude I love chocolate. This is not ok.
     
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  5. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    I blame walnuts.
     
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  6. ragman

    ragman Pro Bowler Fantasy Guru

    1. Me too.

    2. A shortage of chocolate? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
     
  7. Walnuts

    Walnuts All-Pro

     
  8. Diesel44

    Diesel44 Serial Killer

    all the shirt going on in the world,and now we are running out of chocolate? shoot me now!