Rising Cocoa Prices May Leave Chocolate Fans Bitter

The weeks between Valentine's Day and Easter are usually the sweetest time of year for the chocolate industry. But confectioners are nervous this year because of political unrest in Ivory Coast, the West African country that produces 40 percent of the world's cocoa beans. The current ban on cocoa exports from Ivory Coast is raising concerns of a chocolate shortage. For now, cocoa beans from Ivory http://bit.ly/eoq6Jt