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Financial Times  Oct 9  Comment 
The juice's futures prices leapt after the US government said that production would fall sharply because Florida's citrus crop had been hit by bad weather and diseases
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FCOJ-A (frozen concentrated orange juice) futures are traded on the New York Board of Trade under ticker symbol OJ in cents and hundredths of a cent per pound.[1]

The chart at left shows front-month Frozen Concentrate Orange Juice prices on the New York Board of Trade in cents and hundredths of a cent per pound.

Delivery Dates

FCOJ-A futures are delivered every year in January, March, May, July, September, and November.[1]

The following is a table with FCOJ-A futures delivery dates and resultant tickers for 2009. For an explanation on commodity tickers see commodity ticker construction.

Delivery Month Full Ticker Symbol Thomson-Reuters Symbol
January, 2009OJF9OJ/F9-CT
March, 2009OJH9OJ/H9-CT
May, 2009OJK9OJ/K9-CT
July, 2009OJN9OJ/N9-CT
September, 2009OJU9OJ/U9-CT
November, 2009OJX9OJ/X9-CT


Contract Specifications

Contract Size

One FCOJ-A futures contract on the New York Board of Trade is 15,000 pounds of orange juice solids (3% or less).[1]

Tick Value

5/100 of a cent per pound ($7.50/contract /).[1]

Daily Price Limit

Ten cents per pound above/below the prior day settlement price.[1]

Trading Hours

  • On the CME Globex electronic platform: 7:00 AM until 2:45 PM, New York Time.[1]

Last Trading Day

14th business day prior to the last business day of the month .[1]

Deliverable Grades

US Grade A with a Brix value of not less than 62.5 degrees.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The New York Board of Trade's contract specification for FCOJ-A futures
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