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Vanilla shortage leads to surge in prices

Name: Vanilla shortage leads to surge in prices
Uploaded: 2017-02-14T08:20:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 29 s
Description: Vanilla bean prices have soared because of a shortage in Madagascar. The island country has more than three-quarters of the world's vanilla fields. Ben Tracy shows how this is driving up prices for many favorite treats.

Vanilla bean prices have soared because of a shortage in Madagascar. The island country has more than three-quarters of the world's vanilla fields. Ben Tracy shows how this is driving up prices for many favorite treats.