CBOT To Conduct Crop Report Briefing June 12

The Chicago Board of Trade on June 12 will conduct a press briefing for the media and members related to wheat production and grain/oilseed supply/demand reports, following release of the reports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The briefing, presented by the Communications Department, will be held on the agricultural trading floor apron, at a new time, 8:15 a.m. (Chicago time), prior to the start of trading.

Providing commentary and analysis will be Gregg Hunt, Analyst/Broker, Fox Investments, and Terry Roggensack, Grain Analyst, Hightower Report.

The panelists will take questions from the media, members present and from others via teleconference. Members also may participate in the press briefing via teleconference by dialing 800-860-2442, approximately 15 minutes before the start of the program. Contact the CBOT® Communications Department at 312-435-3620 to reserve one of the limited number of telephone lines.

The Crop Report Press Briefing also will be available in Real Audio® on the CBOT®’s Web Site at Internet address: http://www.cbot.com.