No More Chocolate?

[oldbuddy]

Have you heard that the world is eating more chocolate than is being produced and that if it continues we will run out by 2020, especially because of the popularity of dark chocolate (which has more coca beans in it). One possible solution is to grow a variety that has less taste, but would that work for you? It would cut down on consumption, but could go the other way too far.

[bowrunner]

I like any kind of chocolate but dark chocolate is my favorite.  I wonder why more  beans cannot be grown.  That seems logical to me.

[mrrangerrick]

Nooooooooooooo! That would be horrible. A world without chocolate would be catastrophic.

[countrygirl12]

I heard something about that.  I don't think we will run out.  It will just be expensive and none of us common folk will be able to afford it. lol

[linderlizzie]

Well, we should all get down on our knees and pray that doesn't happen.  Right? 

Long live chocolate! 

[articx]

I too like chocolate, and don't want to see it run out.

[Penwoir]

Yes I did hear this on the news. It is devastating isn't it! Having said that I really don't know if I could contemplate having less cocoa flavor in my chocolate either! Oh what a quandary! Chocolate is my favorite candy, my favorite dessert, my favorite guilty pleasure. We're going to have to start rationing I think. How sad.

[BlackSheepNY]

Have you heard that the world is eating more chocolate than is being produced and that if it continues we will run out by 2020, especially because of the popularity of dark chocolate (which has more coca beans in it). One possible solution is to grow a variety that has less taste, but would that work for you? It would cut down on consumption, but could go the other way too far.

I heard about this story AFTER I heard that there was going to be less chocolate because of the countries the cocoa bean is grown in - due to Ebola and these countries not having enough people to pick the beans.  Now I wonder which one is true.  Actually, I wonder if ANY of it is true or is it just another way to jack up the price of chocolate since everything else has gone sky high.

[Shandara09]

I don't eat a lot of chocolate, but still hoping the price doesn't raise way too much due to this.

[dbsaus1]

No, that would not work for me. I love my dark chocolate but only have good chocolate as a special treat. If
it were non fat and delicous, I may rethink my answer.

[debidoo]

I saw that and it is a depressing thought - a world without chocolate would be - well just plain and simply a sad world.  I do so love me some chocolate.

[sgluckadoo]

I would have no reason to live...

[tjshorty]

This reminds me of the twinky scare.  Going to stock up and set up an ebay account.  LOL.  I like chocolate but am not a great consumer of it.  There are other plants that make chocolate tastes.  Like the chocolate mint plant.  It will actually turn milk to a chocolate color and it does taste like chocolate.

[ancmetro]

   People know better...they go for the chocolate because it has more nutrients than coffee.

[myles26]

No i have not heard this nor do i think it is true if it was going to run out by 2020 i think it would be in the news somewhere thats not that far off.