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		JshWright on Nov 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're run... How is the supply fixed? It literally grows on trees... The article mentions a few obstacles to increased production, but those certainly aren't insurmountable. Price increases will inevitably result in both decreased demand and increased supply.

tptacek on Nov 16, 2014 [–]

Those obstacles could easily be insurmountable at chocolate's current price point, which is the point of the parent comment.

JshWright on Nov 17, 2014 | [–]

The GP didn't assume a stable price, they said the price would increase. I think it's very likely a price increase would result in increased supply.

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