Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez Global have agreed to pay a $16 million penalty for alleged manipulation in the wheat futures market. In 2015, Kraft reportedly influenced the price of wheat by taking a huge position in the market while never intending to take delivery. A similar settlement was made last year, but the situation resurfaced when the companies accused the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of violating a gag order about the case.
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