# Exclusive: CME mulls changes to soy, corn contracts - customers

> CME Group is reportedly considering changes to its soybean and corn futures contracts, according to customers. Corn basis in the harvest area fell to 63 cents under futures, the widest gap since 2010, with March corn at $3.58-3/4 and March soybeans at $9.69-3/4 on Monday.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66519-exclusive-cme-mulls-changes-to-soy-corn-contracts-customers
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Contract changes could affect delivery and hedging for feed buyers, and the wide cash-to-futures discount signals weak local corn demand relative to the board.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-cme-mulls-changes-to-soy-corn-contracts-customers-idUSKBN1FQ1Q7/

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