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Hershey10-Q: Supply chain disruption

Hershey grapples with extreme commodity volatility as cocoa futures prices drop 51% from 2025 average.

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What happened

Massive swings in raw material prices, particularly cocoa, create significant forecasting and cost management challenges. The company actively uses derivative contracts to hedge price risk over 3- to 24-month periods, indicating a need for advanced supply chain visibility and financial risk management tools.

Source

SEC EDGARJul 30, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Hershey 10-Q

Filing excerpt

This average cocoa futures contract price represents a decline of approximately 51% compared to the 2025 annual average of $3.65 per pound.

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Signal
10-Q: Supply chain disruption

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
06/28
Filed
Jul 30, 2026

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Numbers

Percent
51% (Decline in average cocoa futures contract price in H1 2026 compared to the 2025 annual average.)

Details

CIK
47111
Accession number
0001628280-26-050900
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Supply chain tools urgently needed
Signal category
Operations

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Aug 4, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
supplyChainDisruption

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  "signal_id": "e1ecb594-e6d6-4c7a-b11b-8c5f8d872a98",
  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
  "signal_subtype": "supplyChainDisruption",
  "detected_at": "2026-08-04T07:06:06.038+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Hershey",
    "domain": "thehersheycompany.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "Massive swings in raw material prices, particularly cocoa, create significant forecasting and cost management challenges. The company actively uses derivative contracts to hedge price risk over 3- to 24-month periods, indicating a need for advanced supply chain visibility and financial risk management tools.",
    "metrics": {
      "pct": 51,
      "timeframe": "current_year",
      "pct_context": "Decline in average cocoa futures contract price in H1 2026 compared to the 2025 annual average."
    },
    "summary": "Hershey grapples with extreme commodity volatility as cocoa futures prices drop 51% from 2025 average.",
    "excerpts": "This average cocoa futures contract price represents a decline of approximately 51% compared to the 2025 annual average of $3.65 per pound.",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828026050900/hsy-20260628.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-07-30",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year": 0,
    "fiscal_year_end": "06/28",
    "sales_relevance": "Supply chain tools urgently needed",
    "signal_category": "operations"
  }
}

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