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Agricultural Advisory Committee
Agenda
Agricultural Advisory Committee
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
1. Call to order and introductions by Chairman James Newsome 10 min.
2. Agriculture and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
• Overview by Commissioner Walt Lukken 20 min.
3. Federal Speculative Position Limits
• Background from Dr. James Overdahl, CFTC 15 min.
• Presentation by Bernard Dan, Chicago Board of Trade 30 min.
• General Discussion 30 min.
4. Break 10 min.
5. Off-exchange Risk Management Products for Producers
• ATO Status Report from Donald Heitman, CFTC 10 min.
• HTA Update by Patrick McCarty, CFTC 15 min.
• Presentation by Ross Davidson, USDA/RMA 15 min.
• General Discussion 15 min.
6. Discussion of future meetings and topics, Subcommittee formation
7. Adjournment