First physical ethanol futures contracts traded on New York Mercantile Exchange

In New York, trading of New York Harbor ethanol futures commenced on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the first physical ethanol futures contract. The Chicago and New York futures launched last year did not have a physically delivered contract.

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