# Professor Lawrence White comments on the increasing price of cocoa and its impact on chocolate prices in the United States

1 Faculty News February 12, 2016 ![Channel News Asia logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/channelnewsasialogo.jpg?itok=qMC3GQp6)>

Excerpt from [Channel News Asia](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video/costlier-chocolate-on/2508310.html) -- "You can get cycles. But the basic thing is, it takes a while - not a short while, being multiple years, before you can get responsiveness."

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