COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001602 Open Interest is 573,777
: Positions :
: 54,440 101,770 220,084 112,939 149,167 145,210 65,130 532,673 536,151: 41,104 37,625
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: -8,021) :
: -2,394 -4,462 830 -7,706 5,465 2,570 -8,599 -6,701 -6,766: -1,321 -1,256
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.5 17.7 38.4 19.7 26.0 25.3 11.4 92.8 93.4: 7.2 6.6
: :
: Total Traders: 444 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 131 110 159 100 121 46 25 361 344:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #001612 Open Interest is 339,878
: Positions :
: 48,980 47,057 121,353 55,041 126,155 91,365 22,195 316,740 316,761: 23,138 23,117
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: -5,309) :
: 861 -162 2,586 -8,453 -6,081 975 -2,350 -4,031 -6,008: -1,278 699
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.4 13.8 35.7 16.2 37.1 26.9 6.5 93.2 93.2: 6.8 6.8
: :
: Total Traders: 279 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 68 61 91 70 99 35 11 219 221:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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CORN - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #002602 Open Interest is 2,395,505
: Positions :
: 260,328 181,769 777,563 661,257 1,063,680 511,950 140,074 2,211,098 2,163,085: 184,407 232,420
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 126,802) :
: 18,189 -21,378 60,923 -470 69,550 47,992 14,281 126,634 123,376: 168 3,425
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.9 7.6 32.5 27.6 44.4 21.4 5.8 92.3 90.3: 7.7 9.7
: :
: Total Traders: 894 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 192 135 220 404 428 52 25 750 719:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEANS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #005602 Open Interest is 1,219,563
: Positions :
: 165,215 78,726 339,550 435,629 681,773 226,764 43,172 1,167,157 1,143,220: 52,406 76,343
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 16,331) :
: 24,275 -14,523 311 -15,555 29,650 7,823 2,210 16,855 17,649: -524 -1,318
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 13.5 6.5 27.8 35.7 55.9 18.6 3.5 95.7 93.7: 4.3 6.3
: :
: Total Traders: 667 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 171 114 182 214 291 48 15 514 536:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN OIL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #007601 Open Interest is 724,383
: Positions :
: 102,646 37,474 184,471 266,341 444,987 132,901 31,500 686,358 698,433: 38,025 25,951
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 12,704) :
: 9,335 -9,160 -1,199 -5,477 18,625 9,154 3,256 11,812 11,521: 892 1,182
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.2 5.2 25.5 36.8 61.4 18.3 4.3 94.8 96.4: 5.2 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 341 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 103 51 104 107 108 43 21 302 244:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SOYBEAN MEAL - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CFTC Code #026603 Open Interest is 660,975
: Positions :
: 117,104 49,857 147,556 202,226 414,527 139,853 22,359 606,738 634,299: 54,238 26,676
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 4,009) :
: 6,512 -6,601 -9,151 3,194 20,273 2,937 1,369 3,491 5,889: 518 -1,880
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.7 7.5 22.3 30.6 62.7 21.2 3.4 91.8 96.0: 8.2 4.0
: :
: Total Traders: 333 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 88 50 93 128 120 39 15 297 246:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COTTON NO. 2 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #033661 Open Interest is 511,090
: Positions :
: 119,906 34,340 147,934 125,036 291,272 96,916 28,763 489,792 502,309: 21,298 8,781
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 12,191) :
: 3,828 -380 1,014 1,325 8,956 4,290 2,240 10,456 11,830: 1,734 361
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 23.5 6.7 28.9 24.5 57.0 19.0 5.6 95.8 98.3: 4.2 1.7
: :
: Total Traders: 382 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 177 61 118 74 76 44 21 329 247:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LEAN HOGS - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #054642 Open Interest is 391,825
: Positions :
: 39,176 96,821 142,586 97,864 111,210 88,999 16,870 368,625 367,487: 23,200 24,338
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 8,665) :
: -2,255 11,410 1,939 6,469 -3,678 984 -918 7,137 8,752: 1,528 -87
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.0 24.7 36.4 25.0 28.4 22.7 4.3 94.1 93.8: 5.9 6.2
: :
: Total Traders: 350 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 76 110 118 95 94 37 16 281 278:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #057642 Open Interest is 406,254
: Positions :
: 62,067 30,209 140,270 97,451 183,183 76,795 7,099 376,584 360,761: 29,669 45,493
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 25,891) :
: -645 6,157 17,168 10,281 2,330 130 578 26,934 26,233: -1,043 -342
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.3 7.4 34.5 24.0 45.1 18.9 1.7 92.7 88.8: 7.3 11.2
: :
: Total Traders: 424 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 110 70 129 149 166 39 15 358 334:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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FEEDER CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Code #061641 Open Interest is 112,956
: Positions :
: 13,727 21,279 53,191 20,769 21,320 10,424 1,358 98,111 97,149: 14,845 15,807
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 5,489) :
: -653 2,475 2,810 2,153 -846 -118 239 4,191 4,677: 1,298 812
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 12.2 18.8 47.1 18.4 18.9 9.2 1.2 86.9 86.0: 13.1 14.0
: :
: Total Traders: 311 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 72 66 94 103 111 25 11 250 245:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COCOA - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #073732 Open Interest is 229,991
: Positions :
: 13,882 33,310 78,557 78,210 91,456 48,759 19,423 219,408 222,746: 10,583 7,245
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: -28,281) :
: -1,848 -308 -19,759 -6,060 -6,214 208 -189 -27,459 -26,469: -823 -1,812
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.0 14.5 34.2 34.0 39.8 21.2 8.4 95.4 96.8: 4.6 3.2
: :
: Total Traders: 205 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 54 67 85 40 36 30 20 175 162:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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SUGAR NO. 11 - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #080732 Open Interest is 1,518,674
: Positions :
: 241,485 211,421 427,007 367,189 731,131 371,859 85,654 1,407,541 1,455,214: 111,133 63,460
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: 93,872) :
: 1,765 -35,279 59,059 13,344 88,390 10,922 -11,444 85,090 100,727: 8,782 -6,855
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 13.9 28.1 24.2 48.1 24.5 5.6 92.7 95.8: 7.3 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 312 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 115 63 112 73 75 42 21 281 226:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 18, 2026
: Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Positions
: Non-Commercial : Commercial : Index Traders : Total
: Long : Short :Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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COFFEE C - ICE FUTURES U.S.
CFTC Code #083731 Open Interest is 202,264
: Positions :
: 31,653 16,609 73,087 49,532 101,009 39,390 5,276 193,662 195,982: 8,601 6,282
: :
: Changes from: August 11, 2026 (Change in open interest: -31,816) :
: 2,860 -540 -23,763 -9,577 -5,656 -1,140 -1,417 -31,620 -31,377: -196 -439
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.6 8.2 36.1 24.5 49.9 19.5 2.6 95.7 96.9: 4.3 3.1
: :
: Total Traders: 350 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 97 80 110 99 114 40 13 292 269:
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Updated August 21, 2026