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Episode 126: Going Crazy For Cocoa
Written by HardAssetsInvestor   
July 20, 2010 12:00 am EDT

Armajaro Outdoes Willy Wonka; Why Cocoa Looks Sweet; Trouble for Hershey’s; The Chocolate Finger Strikes Again; Position Limits on Liffe … and more!


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Last week, hedge fund Armajaro Holdings took physical delivery on more than 240,000 July cocoa futures contracts. What impact will it have on September supplies? And how will the purchase affect the position limit debate abroad? Associate Editor Lara Crigger discusses.

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