July 2009
Monthly Agricultural Update
A Global Trading Summary of Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Markets • Highlights • Futures • Options
Monthly Agricultural Update
CME GROUP HIGHLIGHTS July 2009
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Average daily volume for July 2009 Grain and Oilseed futures was 531,011 contracts, compared with 583,566 during July 2008, a decrease of 9.01 percent.
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Average daily volume for July 2009 Grain and Oilseed options was 128,714 contracts, compared with 151,550 during July 2008, a decrease of 15.07 percent.
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Average daily volume for July 2009 Oilseed complex futures was 251,644 contracts, compared with 273,534 during July 2008, a decrease of 8 percent.
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Average daily volume for July 2009 Oilseed complex options was 52,378 contracts, compared with 42,980 during July 2008, an increase of 21.87 percent.
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Average daily volume for July 2009 Live Cattle and Lean Hog futures and options was 75,538 contracts, compared with 96,363 during July 2008, a decrease of 21.61 percent.
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Electronic average daily volume for July 2009 Live Cattle and Lean Hog futures was 36,433 contracts, compared with 30,028 during July 2008, an increase of 21.33 percent.
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Since the start of side-by-side trading of Grain and Oilseed options on April 14, 2008, over 1,294,000 options contracts have traded electronically, averaging about 3,900 contracts per day.
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Scorecard - Average Daily Volume and Open Interest Statistics July 2009 Average Daily Volume
Ticker Symbols Electronic - Pit Contracts Corn
ZC
C
216,627
$3,677
882,162
$14,975
Mini Futures
XC
YC
596
$2
10,051
$34
217,223
$3,679
892,213
$15,009
Options
Soybeans
63,926
ZW
W
59,004
$1,558
324,580
$8,573
Mini Futures
XW
YW
266
$1
1,256
$7
Total Futures
59,270
$1,560
325,836
$8,580
Options
12,313
Futures
ZS
S
Mini Futures
XB
YK
Options
Futures
ZL
BO
ZM
SM
Futures
ZR
RR
Oats
Futures
Live Cattle
Futures
ZO
O
Futures Options
22,417
$254
413,828
$22,447
52,120
747
881
LE
LC
38,881
$1,476
LH
29,276 2,570
339 1/2
$133.66
42.25%
528 1/4
$194.10
29.82%
$416.67
48.55%
1134
250,411
$5,268
35.06
$772.94
35.38%
$6,204
361.00
$397.93
46.40%
$256
13.77
$303.47
19.76%
$114.87
32.66%
148,766
$1,882
171,850 76,853
$21
9,313 2,770
$9
14,616
$145
198
2,559
$1,454
4,811
HE
20-Day Historical Volatility
540,230
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Options
Lean Hog
$14
49
Options
$22,193
$7,348
4,122
Options
391,411
1,246
5,428
Options
Rough Rice
$7,334
130,594
70,176
Spot Month Close in US$/MT 31-Jul-'09
268,663
42,822
Options
Soybean Meal Futures
129,348
Spot Month Close on 31-Jul-'09
1,243,852
Futures
Total Futures
Soybean Oil
Contracts
$ Notional ($ Millions)
Futures
Total Futures
Wheat
$ Notional ($ Millions)
Open Interest
232,795
$8,704
84.7
11.93%
$3,652
56.02
35.15%
196,586
$860
124,254 76,019
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Combined Futures and Options Grain and Oilseed - Average Daily Volume 1,200,000 Options Futures 1,000,000
Contracts
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Corn and Wheat Futures - Average Daily Volume 500,000 Wheat 450,000
Corn
400,000
Contracts
350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0
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Soybean Complex Futures - Average Daily Volume 350,000 Soy Oil Soy Meal 300,000
Soybeans
Contracts
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Oats and Rice Futures - Average Daily Volume 7,000 Rice 6,000
Oats
Contracts
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
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Mini Grain and Oilseed Futures - Average Daily Volume 5,000 Mini Wheat Mini Corn
4,500
Mini Soybeans 4,000
Contracts
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
Options - Average Daily Volume 250,000 Wheat Soybean Complex Corn
Contracts
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
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Corn Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 400,000 Open Auction 350,000
Electronic
300,000
Contracts
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Wheat Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 140,000 Open Auction 120,000
Electronic
Contracts
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
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Soybean Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 200,000 Open Auction 180,000
Electronic
160,000
Contracts
140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0
Soy Meal Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 70,000 Open Auction Electronic 60,000
Contracts
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
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Soy Oil Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 100,000 Open Auction
90,000
Electronic 80,000
Contracts
70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
Live Cattle and Lean Hog Futures - Average Daily Volume 100,000 Lean Hog 90,000
Live Cattle
80,000
Contracts
70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
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Live Cattle and Lean Hog Options - Average Daily Volume 10,000 Lean Hog 9,000
Live Cattle
8,000 7,000
Contracts
6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
Live Cattle Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 60,000 Electronic Open Auction 50,000
Contracts
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
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Lean Hog Futures - Average Daily Volume by Trading Platform 50,000 Electronic 45,000
Open Auction
40,000 35,000
Contracts
30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
Corn and Wheat - Monthly Historical Volatility 90% Wheat
Corn
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
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Soybeans, Soy Meal and Soy Oil - Monthly Historical Volatility 70% Soybeans
Soy Meal
Soy Oil
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Rough Rice and Oats - Monthly Historical Volatility 80% Rough Rice
Oats
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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Live Cattle and Lean Hog - Monthly Historical Volatility 70% Live Cattle
Lean Hog
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
CFTC COT Report - Commodity Index Funds Long Positions as a Percent of Total Open Interest 60% Corn
Wheat
Soybeans
SoyOil
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Source: CFTC
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CFTC COT Report - Commodity Index Funds Long Positions as a Percent of Total Open Interest 70% Lean Hog
Live Cattle
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Source: CFTC
Average Hourly Electronic Volumes - All Hours - July 2009 160,000 Corn Futures 140,000
Wheat Futures Soybean Futures
120,000
Contracts
100,000 80,000
Soybean Meal Futures Soybean Oil Futures Live Cattle Futures Lean Hog Futures
60,000 40,000 20,000 0
Chicago Time
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Average Hourly Electronic Volumes - Non-US Hours - July 2009
18,000 Corn Futures 16,000
Wheat Futures Soybean Futures
14,000
Soybean Meal Futures
Contracts
12,000
Soybean Oil Futures Live Cattle Futures
10,000
Lean Hog Futures 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0
Chicago Time
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