[dave]

There was an interesting story on the radio (NPR, I think) last week about growers of 'higher end' cacao. Unless chocolate aficionados are prepared to pay a premium for the good stuff, the markets (and suppliers) are going to adjust to the lowest common denominator. If I remember to, I'll find the story later. It seemed to have some parallels to other markets, even cigars. Fortunately, we aren't limited to General Cigars yet.