COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 529,139
: Positions :
: 60,287 101,890 181,618 111,658 151,710 137,557 56,017 491,119 491,235: 38,019 37,903
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: -44,638) :
: 5,847 120 -38,466 -1,281 2,543 -7,653 -9,113 -41,554 -44,916: -3,084 278
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 11.4 19.3 34.3 21.1 28.7 26.0 10.6 92.8 92.8: 7.2 7.2
: :
: Total Traders: 438 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 136 106 141 94 113 45 24 349 320:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 321,485
: Positions :
: 56,004 50,354 100,570 53,489 128,461 89,631 20,301 299,694 299,685: 21,791 21,800
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: -18,393) :
: 7,024 3,296 -20,784 -1,553 2,306 -1,734 -1,894 -17,046 -17,076: -1,347 -1,317
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.4 15.7 31.3 16.6 40.0 27.9 6.3 93.2 93.2: 6.8 6.8
: :
: Total Traders: 286 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 73 63 88 68 99 35 11 222 221:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 2,410,651
: Positions :
: 338,095 141,825 718,662 637,373 1,188,041 525,638 112,019 2,219,769 2,160,547: 190,882 250,104
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 15,145) :
: 77,767 -39,944 -58,902 -23,884 124,361 13,689 -28,055 8,670 -2,539: 6,475 17,684
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.0 5.9 29.8 26.4 49.3 21.8 4.6 92.1 89.6: 7.9 10.4
: :
: Total Traders: 931 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 220 134 224 394 437 55 25 774 728:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 1,192,738
: Positions :
: 189,523 79,469 298,056 411,810 697,770 240,994 40,736 1,140,383 1,116,031: 52,356 76,708
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: -26,825) :
: 24,308 743 -41,493 -23,819 15,997 14,229 -2,437 -26,775 -27,190: -50 365
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.9 6.7 25.0 34.5 58.5 20.2 3.4 95.6 93.6: 4.4 6.4
: :
: Total Traders: 657 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 156 123 170 212 293 51 17 502 528:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 688,220
: Positions :
: 101,617 44,195 163,096 259,602 427,908 130,246 28,516 654,561 663,716: 33,659 24,504
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: -36,164) :
: -1,029 6,721 -21,375 -6,738 -17,078 -2,655 -2,984 -31,797 -34,717: -4,366 -1,447
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.8 6.4 23.7 37.7 62.2 18.9 4.1 95.1 96.4: 4.9 3.6
: :
: Total Traders: 335 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 104 50 97 109 100 42 20 293 236:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 666,419
: Positions :
: 116,360 40,598 158,195 198,890 418,049 138,544 21,448 611,989 638,290: 54,430 28,129
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 5,444) :
: -744 -9,260 10,640 -3,336 3,522 -1,309 -911 5,251 3,991: 192 1,453
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 17.5 6.1 23.7 29.8 62.7 20.8 3.2 91.8 95.8: 8.2 4.2
: :
: Total Traders: 327 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 86 52 92 120 121 38 14 290 244:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 514,283
: Positions :
: 125,489 29,338 147,881 117,817 297,466 102,069 30,142 493,256 504,826: 21,028 9,457
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 3,193) :
: 5,583 -5,001 -53 -7,219 6,193 5,153 1,378 3,464 2,517: -270 676
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 24.4 5.7 28.8 22.9 57.8 19.8 5.9 95.9 98.2: 4.1 1.8
: :
: Total Traders: 378 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 172 61 125 73 77 45 21 329 253:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 393,310
: Positions :
: 37,773 101,543 147,030 95,697 103,354 87,842 18,398 368,342 370,324: 24,969 22,986
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 1,485) :
: -1,403 4,721 4,444 -2,167 -7,856 -1,157 1,528 -283 2,837: 1,769 -1,352
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 9.6 25.8 37.4 24.3 26.3 22.3 4.7 93.7 94.2: 6.3 5.8
: :
: Total Traders: 361 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 86 108 117 96 94 37 16 287 280:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 440,731
: Positions :
: 64,448 38,394 162,492 104,807 185,944 78,048 9,186 409,794 396,016: 30,937 44,715
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 34,477) :
: 2,380 8,186 22,221 7,356 2,761 1,252 2,087 33,210 35,255: 1,268 -778
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 14.6 8.7 36.9 23.8 42.2 17.7 2.1 93.0 89.9: 7.0 10.1
: :
: Total Traders: 428 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 107 85 138 144 162 39 18 355 351:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 122,052
: Positions :
: 13,317 23,425 60,611 22,411 19,691 10,953 1,890 107,292 105,616: 14,760 16,436
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 9,096) :
: -410 2,145 7,420 1,642 -1,630 529 532 9,181 8,467: -85 629
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 10.9 19.2 49.7 18.4 16.1 9.0 1.5 87.9 86.5: 12.1 13.5
: :
: Total Traders: 308 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 65 69 103 103 109 25 12 254 250:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 228,066
: Positions :
: 13,755 34,104 74,120 78,914 91,849 49,324 20,362 216,113 220,434: 11,953 7,632
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: -1,925) :
: -128 793 -4,437 705 393 565 939 -3,295 -2,312: 1,370 387
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 6.0 15.0 32.5 34.6 40.3 21.6 8.9 94.8 96.7: 5.2 3.3
: :
: Total Traders: 209 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 56 68 87 39 39 29 17 176 165:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 1,591,522
: Positions :
: 256,468 200,959 485,243 353,666 765,166 386,015 78,484 1,481,391 1,529,852: 110,131 61,670
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 72,849) :
: 14,983 -10,462 58,236 -13,524 34,034 14,155 -7,170 73,850 74,638: -1,001 -1,790
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 16.1 12.6 30.5 22.2 48.1 24.3 4.9 93.1 96.1: 6.9 3.9
: :
: Total Traders: 315 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 116 61 107 79 80 41 20 285 224:
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COT -- Supplemental Report - Option and Futures Combined Positions as of August 25, 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 203,831
: Positions :
: 30,901 16,407 75,205 48,432 101,054 40,588 5,585 195,125 198,251: 8,706 5,580
: :
: Changes from: August 18, 2026 (Change in open interest: 1,567) :
: -752 -202 2,118 -1,100 45 1,198 309 1,463 2,269: 104 -702
: :
: Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
: 15.2 8.0 36.9 23.8 49.6 19.9 2.7 95.7 97.3: 4.3 2.7
: :
: Total Traders: 347 Number of Traders in Each Category :
: 91 81 105 95 108 40 18 284 264:
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Updated August 28, 2026