Prices of July futures on agricultural products by July 3 trade results

04.07.08 21:23
/IRBIS, Alima Kopbaeva, July 4, 2008/ - Prices of July futures contracts on agricultural products on Chicago and New York Board of Trades by July 3 trade results. -------------------------------------------------------------- Unit Price: Trend Name measure open max. min. last -------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- wheat (CBOT) USD/bu 860.00 877.00 858.00 872.60 +0.86 corn (CBOT) USD/bu 738.00 750.00 734.00 748.60 +0.35 oat (CBOT) USD/bu n/a 455.00 454.00 455.00 +0.22 rice (CBOT) USD/bu 20.15 20.80 20.10 20.80 +1.48 cotton (NYBOT) USD/lb 67.51 67.51 67.31 67.31 -0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------- The data on crops in the table are based on information of CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade); the data on cotton and sugar - provided by NYBOT (New York Board of Trade). USD/bu - price in USD per grain bushel, USD/lb - price in USD per pound. According to CBOT report, wheat export shows high sales in USA during the week. It made 668, 100 tons, when forecast of USA Department of Agriculture was 371, 000 tons. Total trade volume for today makes 34.0% from that of the forecast, compared to data of last year (21.3%). [2008-07-04]