The Oct 01 field pea futures contract began trading at $142.00 and subsequent months in field pea futures were also traded within the first half hour of trade. The Oct 01 closing price for field peas was $152.00, which is its daily trading limit of $10.00/tonne.
For more information on this new contract and other WCE derivative products please visit the WCE Website - www.wce.mb.ca. Reference should be made to the WCE General Bylaw and Rules for complete and current details on the canola meal futures contract.
WCE is Canada's only agricultural futures and options exchange. WCE offers futures contracts on canola, canola meal, flaxseed, domestic feed wheat, western barley, and field peas. Options contracts are available on canola, flaxseed, feed wheat, and western barley.
