(3) develop a new CFTC monthly publication on trader data for agricultural and other markets to provide greater transparency (beginning in July 2008);
(4) develop a proposal for allowing the clearing of agricultural swaps;
(5) review and propose revisions to improve the effectiveness of the current agricultural trade options programs, which may provide producers with an alternative for hedging price risk with the added benefit of a fixed premium.
Due to current unprecedented market conditions and concerns expressed by market participants at the CFTC's agriculture roundtable, the CFTC's Division of Enforcement has been conducting an ongoing investigation of the February/March 2008 price run-up in the cotton futures markets. However, the specifics of the ongoing investigation remain confidential.
International Cotton Advisory Committee
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