April 26, 2012

China's Zhengzhou exchange to offer rapeseed, rapeseed meal futures 

One of China's two agricultural futures exchanges, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, will soon offer trading in rapeseed and rapeseed meal futures contracts, reported the state's Xinhua news agency.

The exchange is also expected to introduce potato futures by the end of this year, Xinhua said Monday (Apr 23), quoting Zhang Jing, assistant to the president of the bourse.

Agricultural products currently traded on the exchange include wheat, cotton, sugar, rapeseed oil and rice futures contracts.