Ebola safeguards may disrupt cocoa harvest

The ebola outbreak in western Africa could disrupt the cocoa harvest in two of the world’s largest growers of the crop that yields chocolate and affect prices, says Politico. Ivory Coast, which grows a third of the world’s cocoa, has closed its border with Liberia and Guinea, two countries with more than 3,200 deaths caused by… » Read More

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