Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“On this early Sunday morning, as I drink my morning cup of cocoa-infused coffee, I’ve been watching cocoa futures prices spike recently to $7,418 per ton. The cocoa market remains quite volatile, with supply disruptions continuing in West Africa and global demand rising. I may need to plant a coffee tree soon, like we used to have in South Florida. And what do I mean by volatile? While the price of cocoa has decreased by almost 23% over the past month, it has been rising by almost 1% daily recently due to supply shocks produced not only from a new disease affecting supply but by government regulation stifling innovation in the sector. … The price of cocoa is signalling supply constraints and is not a failure of the free market not working, because the government will not allow the free market to do its thing.” (07/20/25)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/blame-government-not-the-market-for