[Cowboy Bob]

In 2013, consumers ate about 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than was produced.

Does this make sense?

[Jonty30]

They probably have stored any surpluses from past years and that 70 tons probably ate into that surplus.

My guess is that this is largely a canard designed to create an artificial shortage so that prices can be raised.

[tallyhoe]

In 2013, consumers ate about 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than was produced.

Does this make sense? NO!!!

[Nailbiter]

In 2013, consumers ate about 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than was produced.
Does this make sense?

The difference is that they are counting recycled chocolate

[Red Badger]

Apparently we ate the reserve stockpiles.....................

[thackney]

International stocks are estimated well over a million metric tons. Draw down of a few percentage points of the stockpile does not seem to be a stretch.

http://www.icco.org/about-us/icco-news/266-august-2014-quarterly-bulletin-of-cocoa-statistics.html

[SoothingDave]

In 2013, consumers ate about 70,000 metric tons more cocoa than was produced.

Does this make sense?

How about if we say 77,162 American tons?