date:Apr 17, 2014
scrutiny, legal experts had said.
The region is by far the biggest for grinding beans used to make butter and powder that go into chocolate bars and cookies.
Removing one of the biggest players could have forced Cargill to sell some assets to placate regulators, market participants said.
Confectioners like Hershey Co (HSY.N) and Mars may have been big enough players in their own right to protect themselves from any undue influence over prices, but small- and medium-sized buyers would have st