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Due to COVID yes, but there are shortages of everything right now - cocoa isn’t unique in any way in that regard

by jjcon 6y ago

BoorishBears 6y ago
... except it's actually relevant to the thread's point about exercising greater control over cocoa
- jjcon 6y ago
  The above was in a response saying they could take 20 years to invest in cocoa elsewhere - the shortage is very temporary in comparison
  - BoorishBears 6y ago
    ... no it didn't. Didn't even imply it. Literally there was an aside that used "20 years" and that's it. Why would you lie about a comment I can literally just scroll up to read? The pandemic and its effects doesn't need to last 20 years for Ghana and the Ivory Coast to take greater control of their cocoa crop. We're literally watching it happen right now.
    - jjcon 6y ago
      > It's not so long since Vietnam went from not growing coffee to being one of the world’s largest producers in under 20 years. I bet they could do it with cocoa too. It’s right here... maybe do a read through before breaking HN rules and assuming poor intent
      - BoorishBears 6y ago
        The sweet irony, read the comment you just replied to > Literally there was an aside that used "20 years" and that's it. Which aside do you think I was referring to? An aside about a different crop in a different period of time, which might I add didn't involve a global pandemic? Saying someone said something they didn't is... a lie. Or would you rather I just interpret it as you breaking HN rules and assuming poor intent on their part?
        jjcon 6y ago
        > read the comment you just replied to I can’t read your comment anymore, it was removed for breaking HN rules Beyond that though - it wasn’t an aside... the whole point of their comment (and thus this thread) was switching distribution to other countries...
        BoorishBears 6y ago
        You could have read it when you replied, but that escaped you clearly...
saiya-jin 6y ago
Issues with coca shortage were way before any covid hit the distribution channels. Its not trivial plant to get good crop, not ruined by pests, fungus etc. Quality matters a lot.
- jjcon 6y ago
  There were rumors that minor disruptions could cause shortages but supply was still having no trouble meeting demand (that is until COVID)

Due to COVID yes, but there are shortages of everything right now - cocoa isn’t unique in any way in that regard

by jjcon 6y ago

Due to COVID yes, but there are shortages of everything right now - cocoa isn’t unique in any way in that regard

BoorishBears 6y ago

... except it's actually relevant to the thread's point about exercising greater control over cocoa

jjcon 6y ago
The above was in a response saying they could take 20 years to invest in cocoa elsewhere - the shortage is very temporary in comparison
- BoorishBears 6y ago
  ... no it didn't. Didn't even imply it. Literally there was an aside that used "20 years" and that's it. Why would you lie about a comment I can literally just scroll up to read? The pandemic and its effects doesn't need to last 20 years for Ghana and the Ivory Coast to take greater control of their cocoa crop. We're literally watching it happen right now.
  - jjcon 6y ago
    > It's not so long since Vietnam went from not growing coffee to being one of the world’s largest producers in under 20 years. I bet they could do it with cocoa too. It’s right here... maybe do a read through before breaking HN rules and assuming poor intent
    - BoorishBears 6y ago
      The sweet irony, read the comment you just replied to > Literally there was an aside that used "20 years" and that's it. Which aside do you think I was referring to? An aside about a different crop in a different period of time, which might I add didn't involve a global pandemic? Saying someone said something they didn't is... a lie. Or would you rather I just interpret it as you breaking HN rules and assuming poor intent on their part?
      - jjcon 6y ago
        > read the comment you just replied to I can’t read your comment anymore, it was removed for breaking HN rules Beyond that though - it wasn’t an aside... the whole point of their comment (and thus this thread) was switching distribution to other countries...
        BoorishBears 6y ago
        You could have read it when you replied, but that escaped you clearly...

saiya-jin 6y ago

Issues with coca shortage were way before any covid hit the distribution channels. Its not trivial plant to get good crop, not ruined by pests, fungus etc. Quality matters a lot.

jjcon 6y ago
There were rumors that minor disruptions could cause shortages but supply was still having no trouble meeting demand (that is until COVID)