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Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for the month of April totaled 315,866 contracts, an increase of 9.7 percent when compared to last month. The hard red winter wheat futures contract volume fueled the increase, with 306,484 contracts traded, exceeding last month’s volume by 9.3 percent.
Wheat options volume also enjoyed a volume increase in the past month. A total of 9,382 contracts were traded, an increase of 25.1 percent compared to March 2009 volume.
The KCBT, founded in 1856, is Kansas City’s oldest business and 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.
(in contracts)
Volume |
Volume |
% |
Volume |
% |
Year-to-date |
Year-to-date |
% |
|
| CONTRACT | April 2009 |
April 2008 |
Change |
Mar 2009 |
Change |
2009 Volume |
2008 Volume |
Change |
| Wheat | 306,484 |
326,800 |
-6.2% |
280,459 |
9.3% |
1,070,384 |
1,324,794 |
-19.2% |
| Wheat Options | 9,382 |
22,557 |
-58.4% |
7,499 |
25.1% |
31,669 |
92,979 |
-65.9% |
| Value Line | 0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Total Exchange | 315,866 |
349,357 |
-9.6% |
287,958 |
9.7% |
1,102,053 |
1,417,773 |
-22.3% |
Open |
Open |
Open |
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Interest |
Interest |
% |
Interest |
% |
||||
4/30/2009 |
4/30/2008 |
Change |
3/31/2009 |
Change |
||||
| Wheat | 75,265 |
100,759 |
-25.3% |
83,519 |
-9.9% |
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| Wheat Options | 15,112 |
43,201 |
-65.0% |
15,181 |
-0.5% |
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| Value Line | 0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
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