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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Open Interest Continues To Set Records

Date 12/06/2007

Total open interest in Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) futures and options contracts reached an all-time high of 164,270 contracts as at the close of business on June 8, 2007.

Total open interest in futures contracts also set a record on June 8th at 161,147 contracts. Total canola futures contract open interest reached 139,767 and the November 2007 canola futures contract posted open interest of 90,812 setting a record for any contract month.

As at the close of business on June 11, 2007 the October 2007 western barley futures contract set a record for that western barley contract month with open interest of 12,965 contracts.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc., established in 1887, has been facilitating futures contract trading since 1904. WCE is Canada's only agricultural futures and options exchange and North America's first fully electronic commodity exchange. WCE offers futures and options contracts on canola, domestic feed wheat, and western barley.