The climate crisis also hit the chocolate in Turkey

While struggling with the heat, the impact of the climate crisis on production also hit chocolate. In West Africa, the hometown of cocoa, El Niño has reduced yields, adding to the rising prices of climate costs. In addition to price increases, reductions in the size of chocolate packages may also be on the agenda. In West Africa, where most cocoa is grown, this year's harvest has been unproductive due to heavy rainfall and weather events linked to El Niño, a global ocean-atmosphere event that affects the climate. According to Sözcü's report, it is said that cocoa, which is the basic raw material of chocolate production, may adversely affect chocolate production due to the inefficiency in harvest. While low cocoa supply is expected to make it difficult to obtain raw materials for chocolate and increase costs, it is stated that this may reflect on the consumer as a raise in chocolate. Stating that there was a 40 percent price increase in cocoa compared to October 2022, Patiswiss CEO ...