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CFTC chairman Selig headlines agricultural futures conference in Kansas

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A CFTC press release recaps the two-day AgCon 2026 conference co-hosted with Kansas State University, where Chairman Michael Selig and industry, government and academic speakers discussed agricultural risk management alongside emerging derivatives market topics. Useful for tracking where the Commission's attention is turning, even though no rules or proposals were announced.

  • The CFTC and Kansas State University's Risk Management Center co-hosted the two-day AgCon 2026 conference in Overland Park, Kansas, the prior week.
  • Chairman Michael S. Selig delivered opening and closing remarks and held a fireside chat with Futures Industry Association President and CEO Walt Lukken.
  • Panels covered perpetual futures, 24/7 trading and tokenized collateral alongside traditional agricultural hedging and credit access topics.
  • USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden gave a first-day keynote and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas opened the second day with remarks on agricultural policy.
  • Separate sessions examined agricultural prediction markets, event contracts, and clearing, market access and the role of intermediaries.

Executive summary

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a release recapping the 2026 Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon), held the prior week in Overland Park, Kansas, and co-hosted with Kansas State University's Risk Management Center. Chairman Michael S. Selig welcomed participants alongside…

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https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9317-26
Published by CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 27 Oct 2026
Read by Regulus 27 Oct 2026 at 20:03 UTC
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