CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. — CME Group said on Aug. 9 that it had record volume on Aug. 6 in its CBOT wheat futures and options on futures listings of 354,169 contracts. The prior record was 294,345 on Aug. 2.

Additionally, wheat futures alone hit a record 316,053 contracts, surpassing the old record of 263,120 contracts traded on Feb. 27, 2008.