date:May 30, 2014
ar of global surplus, and futures prices on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange have lost 62% since their record in February 2011. Cocoa prices in London, by comparison, fell about 16% in the same period.
World demand for chocolate confectionery will grow at an average annual rate of 2.1% through 2018, and higher in Asia, according to forecasts from Euromonitor International, especially if those two candy bars a year prove insufficient for the average Chinese consumer.
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