7. COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements

7. COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER

The commodities held at the broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of options and future contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm. The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are recognized at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The Company’s accounting for options and futures contracts may increase earnings volatility in any particular period.

The Company has open position contracts held by the broker, which are summarized as follows:

	April 30, 2013			October 31, 2012
Option Contracts		117,566			253,369
Future Contracts		(1,454,400	)		(1,620,758	)
Total Commodities		(1,336,834	)		(1,367,389	)

The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in earnings and not reflected as a net amount as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

At April 30, 2013, the Company held 409 futures contracts for the purchase of 15,337,500 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.446 per pound. At April 30, 2012, the Company held 133 futures contracts for the purchase of 4,987,500 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.802 per pound. The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.795 per pound.

At October 31, 2012, the Company held 319 futures contracts (generally with terms of three to four months) for the purchase of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.66 and $1.86 per pound. The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.55 to $1.65 per pound at that date.

The Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses respectively, on these contracts as follows:

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
Gross realized gains	$	384,950		$	306,575
Gross realized losses		(1,312,556	)		(1,410,588	)
Unrealized losses		(423,328	)		(280,681	)
Total	$	(1,350,934	)	$	(1,384,694	)

	Six Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
Gross realized gains	$	1,152,007		$	489,105
Gross realized losses		(2,505,614	)		(2,197,988	)
Unrealized gains		30,555			1,296,613
Total	$	(1,323,052	)	$	(412,270	)