Valentine's day and the whiff of chocolate and cocoa are in the air. The price of cocoa beans is setting unprecedented records on the commodities market and it will certainly turn the gift of love into a bigger financial commitment than it once was.

Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers adding more fillers like nuts.

This Valentine’s Day, love might not be the only thing making hearts race—soaring cocoa prices are adding a bitter twist to the traditional gift of chocolate. As the climate crisis devastates cocoa production in West Africa,