Renewable in parts. Consider that Theobroma cacao only grows well and healthy in the shade, in the middle of the rainforest, it's natural habitat, which is inc

Renewable in parts. Consider that Theobroma cacao only grows well and healthy in the shade, in the middle of the rainforest, it's natural habitat, which is increasingly rare or protected land. It's also grown by small scale farmers, because it's labour intensive, and they don't know/don't care about managing the forest properly, further increasing deforestation, and endangering the crop itself. Today's practice is to grown it under sunlight, in poor soil, which requires large doses of herbicides and fertilizers, makes it susceptible to diseases and shortens the lifespan of the tree by 1/2. On top of that, prices have been increasing for the past 10 years, but I've only seen the production go down here in Brazil. We went from exporter to importer. The invisible hand of the market is not fixing it either. So you can't assume it's sustainable just because it's not oil.