Monthly Summary June Activity Surge Led by Corn, Egg, Palm, and Soybean Futures After the slowdown in May, trading volumes for agricultural futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange roared back in June as monthly trading volume rose by 34 percent. With a total volume of 93.41 million lots, June’s totals were up by nearly 88 percent from the previous year. Corn, egg, palm olein, and No. 1 soybean futures saw their trading volumes increase month-over-month by 32 percent, 83 percent, 29 percent, and 55 percent, respectively. Combined, these four contracts had a total monthly turnover of 57.2 million lots, accounting for 61 percent of June’s total across all agricultural futures on Dalian. As a share of the total trading volume on...
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