CFTC sets July 29 agenda for agricultural advisory committee meeting in Washington

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CFTC July 29 advisory meeting

Highlights

CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee will meet July 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST, with public access and live stream on CFTC.gov.
The agenda includes the Basel III proposal, risk management tools, 24/7 trading, emerging markets, and recent CFTC agricultural industry activity.
Public comments related to the meeting can be submitted via Regulations.gov until August 7, 2026, with all submissions posted publicly.

July 29 meeting agenda and public access

As reported by CFTC, citing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the meeting begins at 1:00 PM EST on July 29, 2026, at CFTC Headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The Agricultural Advisory Committee, sponsored by Chairman Michael S. Selig, is holding its first meeting of 2026 with a public agenda that may change if other committee priorities arise.

Selig said U.S. agricultural producers and agribusinesses are operating in a changing financial, technological and regulatory environment, and that he wants the committee to discuss their challenges and how the Commission can better steward markets for the agricultural community. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on CFTC.gov.

Regulatory topics and industry relevance

Items on the agenda include the Basel III proposal, risk management tools for agricultural end users, 24/7 trading, emerging markets and recent CFTC activity in the agricultural industry. The lineup points to continued regulatory focus on how market structure and compliance developments affect producers, merchants and other participants tied to agricultural commodities.

Members of the public may submit comments related to the meeting by August 7, 2026, through Regulations.gov or through other methods listed in the meeting notice once it appears in the Federal Register. All comments received are to be posted on Regulations.gov, and additional questions are directed to AAC Designated Federal Officer Emma Johnston.

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