A global cocoa shortage is driving up the price of chocolate in the lead-up to Easter.
The prices of Easter chocolate are expected to lift by up to 20 per cent due to bad weather and crop disease in West Africa where the majority of the critical ingredient is grown.
Prices currently sit at around US$10,000 a ton, which will have a flow-on effect to supermarket shelves.
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