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Western Barley futures are traded on the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange under ticker symbol AB in Canadian dollars per tonne.[1]
The chart at left displays the front-month Western Barley prices on the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in Canadian dollars per ton.
Western Barley futures are delivered every year in March, May, July, October, and December.[1]
The following is a table with Western Barley 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 |
March, 2009 | ABH9 | AB/H9-WC |
May, 2009 | ABK9 | AB/K9-WC |
July, 2009 | ABN9 | AB/N9-WC |
October, 2009 | ABV9 | AB/V9-WC |
December, 2009 | ABZ9 | AB/Z9-WC |
One Western Barley futures contract on the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange is 20 tonnes.[1]
$0.10/tonne ($2.00/contract).[1]
$15.00/tonne above or below previous settlement.[1]
Trading Day preceding the fifteenth calendar day of the delivery month.[1]
Contract deliverable grades shall be based on primary elevator grade standards as established by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).Non-commercially clean Canadian barley with maximum dockage of 2%; all other specifications to meet No. 1 Canada Western (CW) barley at par; or Deliverable at $5.00/net tonne discount: same specs as above with a minimum testweight of 288 grams/0.5 litre but less than 303 grams/0.5 litre; or Deliverable at $15.00/net tonne discount: same specs as above with a minimum testweight of 276 grams/0.5 litre but less than 288 grams/0.5 litre; or Deliverable at $2.00/net tonne premium: same specs as above with a test weight of at least 312 grams/0.5 litre.[1]