TRADING volumes at the Kansas City Board of Trade were running 57.8% ahead of last year on a yearto-date basis up to April. A record 483,398 contracts were traded at the exchange during April, exceeding the previous April high of 310,387 contracts set in 2005 by 55.7%. Hard red winter wheat futures set a new record for the month, with 436,265 contracts traded, 51% more than the previous high of 288,931 contracts set last April. Hard red winter wheat options volume also set a new record, with 45,238 contracts... Read More