NEW CROP WHEAT

[TOM4CWB]

VK58,

I posted this last week...

was just reading my ProFarmer from down under... help me to understand...

*The high protein spread between MGEX and KCBOT has averaged 250c this week,
This is down 30c from the Oct average.

*However this is still at an historical high level, after averaging only 136c in 2011.

Please tell me why the basis is so far out of wack... when our CWRS 13.5 is worth a $1.00/bu MORE than KCBOT
vs. 2011???

I had heard in the trade that in possibly the last 6 months CWB's risk managers were using KCBOT instead of MGEX for doing risk management on CWRS. Lack of liquidity was the reason for the move... which would have really whacked our basis to growers.

New Crop Wheat will very likely have a futures quoted. My contract has a futures (Sept12) and Basis.

[VK58]

Don't confuse me with a CWB apologist, main reason I started reseaching protein spreads @ Minnepolis was the CWB's numbers. My point is the volatility of the spreads and the risk to wheat marketers.

[VK58]

In reply to 2nd part of your post,Minneapolis has had, at times, problems with adequate volumes. Maybe they felt uncomfortable with trading an increasing volume of positions. I guess when they audit the boards books we will get an insight into their marketing vision.
Now a question for you, How do you see 20 mmt of wheat being traded, how much thru Winnipeg ICE, Minneapolis and KCBOT. If MGE has questionable volume will ICE have adequate volume to make it creditable market

[TOM4CWB]

VK58,

CBOT has a 10mmt traded product base about one third of the DNS/CWRS market.

If the new ICE milling wheat works well... specs could use ICE instead of CBOT.. time will tell.