CBOT to Host Crop Report Briefing March 8

The Chicago Board of Trade will conduct the third in its 2001 series of crop report briefings for the media and members following release on Thursday, March 8, 2001, of the latest crop supply/demand report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The briefing, presented by the Communications Department, again will be held at the entrance to the agricultural trading floor starting at 8:15 a.m. (Chicago time).

Providing commentary and analysis will be Greg Grow, Senior. Account Executive, O’Brien Investor Services, and Don Roose, President/CEO, U.S. Commodities, Inc..

The panelists will take questions from the media, members present and from others via teleconference.

Members can also participate in the press briefing via teleconference by dialing 800-860-2442 approximately 10 minutes before the start of the program. Please contact the CBOT® Communications Department at 312-435-3620 now to reserve one of the limited number of telephone lines.

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