The price of vanilla beans has slowly risen over the past four years- last year increasing by 150%- making the spice the second most expensive in the world. According to data company Mintec: “In mid-2015, prices started to rise sharply due to poor crops in Madagascar, the main vanilla producer. There will probably have a knock on effect on foods using vanilla - ice cream, yoghurt, cakes etc.
Read more at: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/656965/ice-cream-shortage-summer-vanilla-crisis-prices-soar
