Hershey (HSY) is seeking permission from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to buy more than 90,000 metric tons of cocoa on ICE Futures US, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
The volume sought by the chocolate maker, equivalent to about 5,000 20-foot containers, is more than nine times the amount allowed by the exchange and exceeds the federal position limit of 49,000 tons, according to the report.
Hershey's planned cocoa purchase is roughly equal to all beans certified for delivery against futures contracts in New York, and a larger position limit would potentially drive up prices, Bloomberg said.
Hershey has a "rigorous" procurement process and is "well-covered" on its 2025 cocoa requirements, a Hershey's spokesperson told Bloomberg, while CFTC and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) declined Bloomberg's comment requests.
Hershey, CFTC, and ICE didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.
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