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Minneapolis Grain Exchange Revised Holiday Schedule

Date 17/12/2001

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) board of directors approved the addition of December 24, 2001, as an official Exchange Holiday for the year 2001. The following is the MGEX schedule for the upcoming holidays:

Monday, December 24

Christmas Eve Day

Exchange Closed

Tuesday, December 25

Christmas Day

Exchange Closed  

Monday, December 31

Business Day Before Holiday

Markets Close at 12:10 p.m.*  

Tuesday, January 1, 2002

New Year's Day

Exchange Closed

*All option contracts close at 12:20 p.m. when the markets close at 12:10 p.m.  (All times are Central.)  

As a result of the additional holiday, the last trading day for December hard red spring wheat, white wheat and durum wheat futures will be Tuesday, December 18, 2001.

MGEX, established in 1881, is the only futures market for hard red spring wheat, white wheat, durum wheat, cottonseed, Twin Cities on- and off-peak electricity, black tiger shrimp and white shrimp.  For more information on the Exchange, visit www.mgex.com.