KIEV, June 8 – The first day of trading on Black Sea wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade finished with the signing of three deals that formed prices for September 2012 at $254.40 per ton, announced CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace.

Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation President Leonid Kozachenko said that despite the pessimistic forecasts of some experts, trading on June 6 registered a rather attractive price.