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We solve the Cournot-Stackelberg equilibrium when the retailers have identical budgets and study the impact that competition and hedging have on the supply chain and on the various players including the firms themselves, the end consumers and society as a whole. We show, among other things, that when the retailers can hedge there exists an optimal level of competition, N\u00af, that is often finite and optimal from the perspective of the consumers, the firms and society as a whole. 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