The Kansas City Board of Trade during the month of April saw increases in volume traded in both the HRW wheat futures and wheat options contracts compared to last month.
HRW wheat futures volume traded during the month of April amounted to 461,625 contracts, an increase of 30.9 percent compared to March trading volume.
Wheat options trading volume of 6,839 contracts was an increase of 1 percent compared to March trading volume.
Total exchange volume of 468,464 contracts traded was an increase of 30.3 percent compared to March trading volume.
The Kansas City Board of Trade will be the site of the final analysis of the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Tour. Initial information was available today and will be updated at www.kcbt.com through the tour’s conclusion on Thursday, May 3.
The Kansas City Board of Trade is a for-profit corporation organized under the laws of Delaware. The KCBT, founded in 1856, is the world's largest futures market for hard red winter wheat. Daily quotes, market commentary, historical data and charting services are available on our website at www.kcbt.com.
VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST SUMMARY
(in contracts)
|
Volume
|
Volume
|
%
|
Volume
|
%
|
Year-to-date
|
Year-to-date
|
%
|
|
| CONTRACT |
Apr 2012
|
Apr 2011
|
Change
|
Mar 2012
|
Change
|
2012 Volume
|
2011 Volume
|
Change
|
| Wheat |
461,625
|
734,625
|
-37.2%
|
352,770
|
30.9%
|
1,669,266
|
2,457,289
|
-32.1%
|
| Wheat Options |
6,839
|
34,409
|
-80.1%
|
6,768
|
1.0%
|
26,898
|
107,009
|
-74.9%
|
| Total Exchange |
468,464
|
769,034
|
-39.1%
|
359,538
|
30.3%
|
1,696,164
|
2,564,298
|
-33.9%
|
|
|
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|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
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|
Interest
|
Interest
|
%
|
Interest
|
%
|
||||
|
4/30/2012
|
4/29/2011
|
Change
|
3/30/2012
|
Change
|
||||
| Wheat |
137,590
|
173,625
|
-20.8%
|
139,507
|
-1.4%
|
|||
| Wheat Options |
15,177
|
29,797
|
-49.1%
|
15,900
|
-4.5%
|
|||
| Total Exchange |
152,767
|
203,422
|
-24.9%
|
155,407
|
-1.7%
|
