{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/67d9de63f48da9809227bfb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How high gold prices are fueling a chocolate shortage","description":"<p>The surging price of gold is leading to some unexpected outcomes. The FT’s Aanu Adeoye traveled to Ghana to see how this is playing out<strong> </strong>among two of the country’s top commodities: gold and cocoa. Aanu and the FT’s Susannah Savage explain how the two commodities are linked and how it is impacting the people who live in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Clips from NBC, ABC, CBS&nbsp;</p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/57b7148c-0cf9-48b9-bcb6-29885f2dacff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How illegal gold mining is fuelling a chocolate shortage</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/169c9fca-1a7a-4c0f-84e9-398777335629\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Food groups develop a taste for cocoa alternatives</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2289b4de-6a6d-4df3-b98d-e277906440af\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From London to New York via Switzerland: the booming trade in gold bars</a></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Aanu Adeoye (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/aanuadeoye\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@aanuadeoye</a>) and Susannah Savage (<a href=\"https://www.ft.com/susannah-savage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SavageSusannah</a>) on X. Michela Tindera is on X (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/1cfbea76-0245-4cdd-b099-2e8a6c84c654\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}