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Rain, Not Heat, Threatens Chocolate | Edmonton News
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Summary
New research from Harvard reveals that extreme rainfall—not drought or heat—is a major threat to global cocoa production, damaging delicate flowers and young pods and slashing yields. As cocoa prices soar—jumping from $3,000 to over $12,000 per tonne due to flooding in West Africa—farmers face impossible harvests, aging trees, and shrinking land. Climate change is intensifying these downpours, while companies explore “cocoa-free” alternatives like sunflower seed chocolate, risking the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers who’ve long kept chocolate affordable. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/chocolate-cocoa-extreme-rainfall-ghana-9.7343603 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c3d2542061659c39 Report issues to [email protected].