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Recent Convergence Performance of Futures and Cash Prices for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

  • by Linwood Hoffman and Nicole Aulerich
  • 12/30/2013
  • FDS-13L-01

Overview

From 2005 to 2011, wheat, corn, and soybean futures contracts were affected by growing discrepancies between expiring futures prices and cash prices--a problem known as non-convergence. In response, the futures exchanges modified their contracts to better reflect market conditions. Those modifications appear to have improved convergence in these markets since 2011.

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