Vermont produces a lot of chocolate and cocoa products. It’s one of the state's top food exports .

But cacao doesn’t grow in Vermont, and climate change has been disrupting the global supply chain . Vermont businesses that rely on cocoa are having to make changes.

Miller Farm, a dairy farm in Vernon, is one of them. Their chocolate milk is one of their best-selling products. But in February, production almost came to a halt.

Keely Ehnstrom / Community News Service

The farm was down to its last bag of cocoa powder. And Peter Miller, one of the owners of Miller Farm, said his usual supplier had run out.

"I couldn't find it anywhere," he said. "I was told there was a shortage due to climate change."

Eventually, Miller was able to find and buy cocoa powder from a different suppli

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