# Rain, Not Heat, Threatens Chocolate | Edmonton News

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Podcast: [Edmonton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100)
Published: 2026-09-15T11:24:15+00:00
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## Resource

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: advertise@thednn.ai 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 feedback@thednn.ai.

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