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Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise

  • Written by Narcisa Pricope, Professor of Geography and Land Systems Science and Associate Vice President for Research, Mississippi State University
Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to riseChocolate prices spiked amid very dry conditions in Africa.Chuck Fishman/Getty Images

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