The CBT has for over 160 years had a "reputation" of manipulation. I am sure there are "honest" traders, but "trader" by norm implies something totally different. I have a relative who worked there for a while before she decided there were better things to do for a living.
just like the CBOT traders look to the farmer.
I see no evidence of that, other than reading the USDA planting and production reports. (my family has owned/operated farms in this county for 110+ years) My opinion of the CBOT is that you have a better chance of winning in Las Vegas than at the CBOT.
Do you use the CBOT to hedge your risk? How do you reconcile your complaint that CBOT traders are not farmers, when you are a farmer and not a CBOT trader?
The CBOT is magic. They make the long and short side of the same contract lose money /sarc
I think it has gotten worse in the last 20 years, I think the CBOT has very little to do with production and everything to do with speculation. Once upon a time you could market your crops by following reality but now it just seems to be on the whims of traders.