November 2020 International Grains Update

  • 19 Nov 2020
  • By Gregor Spilker

Black Sea Wheat futures (BWF) & options (BWO) volume October 2020

Black Sea wheat volume in October: futures volume of 27,548 lots; open interest (across F&O) of 23,863 lots at month-end; first trade in Aug-21, Sep-21, Dec-21 BWF

Source: CME Group

BWF (Dec’20) vs. Chicago Wheat and KC Wheat (Dec’20)

Correlation
Black Sea Premium
Market volatility

Source: CME Group

Commitment of Traders Report (as of October 27th)

Source: CME Group

Black Sea Corn futures (BCF) volume October 2020

Black Sea corn futures (BCF) in October 8,766 lots (new record); open interest (across F&O) of 7,448 lots at month-end; first trades in Feb-21 and Apr-21 BCF

Source: CME Group

BCF (Nov’20) vs. Chicago Corn (Dec’20)

Source: CME Group


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