Easter Egg Prices Surge as Climate Change Hit Crops

The BBC is reporting that researchers have found that climate change is a key reason chocolate Easter eggs could cost more this year.

Most chocolate is made from cocoa grown in West Africa, but a humid heatwave has blasted the crops and massively cut yields.

Experts say that human-induced climate change has made the extreme heat 10 times more likely.

They’ve found that some popular eggs have risen in price by 50 per cent or more.

The shortage of cocoa resulting from the heatwave has seen prices soar to almost US $8,500 or £6,700 a tonne this week.