Have you heard of the cocoa cartel?

I just heard it on the news. The top two cocoa producers are combining, and have openly reported they will be increasing the cost of chocolate, apparently by a lot. Together, they will have control of a large majority of the world’s chocolate.

What do you think? Can we control ourselves enough to boycott?
How much is too expensive?
Will people turn to other sweets? Will you?
Are there places in the world where cocoa trees can grow, but currently aren’t?

Please weigh in. Pun intentional