Thursday closed down -65 (-0.81%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) closed down -91 (-1.45%). Cocoa prices Thursday ...

Wednesday closed up +49 (+0.61%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) closed up +69 (+1.12%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled ...

The amount of cocoa Hershey wants to buy is equivalent to roughly all of the beans currently in exchange warehouses that are certified or could be certified for delivery against futures contracts ...

Hershey ended a turbulent 2024 relatively well while surging cocoa prices affected the company. Derivative hedges eased earnings pressure in 2024 against stagnating adjusted earnings. After a more ...

This is all good news, if one is to assume that the negative impact on Hershey's earnings will be limited to only one year. Even though cocoa prices will stabilize at some point, this seems as a ...

Analysts say exposure to Hershey stock may be the best option ... "If the trade is in your favor, you expect to receive actual cocoa beans—which is probably not what people want," he said.

Chocolate maker Hershey Co said the ICE New York cocoa futures market is currently disconnected from the reality of the global physical market due to exchange actions that have reduced liquidity and ...

Hershey Co., the largest U.S. chocolate maker ... the world's two largest cocoa bean producers. Chocolate makers grind cocoa beans to make liqueur and butter used in product formulations.

Big chocolate brands such as Nestle, Hershey and Mondelēz ... fortify older ones and make the cocoa bean supply more sustainable. “The price of cocoa is really responding to a long-term ...