Release: 5665-09
For Release: June 4, 2009

Subcommittee on Convergence to Convene First Public Session

Washington, DC – On Monday, June 8, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m., members of the Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets will conduct their first public conference call.

The Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets, a subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee, was formed by the CFTC to identify the causes of poor cash-futures convergence in select agricultural commodity markets and to advise the Agricultural Advisory Committee on possible actions to address the situation.

The conference call is open to the public.

Participant Dial-In Number: (866) 759-0291
Conference ID: 13450758
Leader Name: Andrei Kirilenko

Media Contacts
Robert Holifield
202-418-5080

R. David Gary
202-418-5085

Last Updated: June 4, 2009