Extreme heat, erratic rainfall, and disease are disrupting cocoa production in West Africa, which supplies most of the world’s chocolate. As climate change pushes growing conditions past their limits, Ecuador is rapidly expanding output and positioning itself as a key alternative supplier. Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu reports from cacao farms near Guayaquil, with insights from Climate Central’s Kristina Dahl, cocoa exporter Ivan Ontaneda, farmer Johann Zeller, and chocolatier Oded Brenner on why climate stress, genetics, and farming practices are reshaping the global chocolate industry. (Source: Bloomberg)