Cocoa Shortage 2024 Tacoma. A food service industry worker shared a warning about an upcoming cocoa shortage and says people should stockpile chocolate. Harvard professor carla martin discusses the ongoing cocoa crisis affecting farmers, supply chains, and consumers, the historical and cultural trends underlying the.

Unsurprisingly, some chocolate makers are struggling to afford cocoa, which has risen in price by 400% in a year. Costs will continue to rise as global cocoa supplies are at their lowest level in two decades.