Storage Signal

Latest trades
Oct → Nov
Carry · +4.50

Carry (+) means later months trade above the nearby: the market is paying toward storage. Inverted (−) means the nearby trades above later months. Not trading advice.

Futures Chain

20 contracts
CBV26 Oct 2026 OI 3,146 135.50 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBX26 Nov 2026 OI 2,916 140.00 ¢/lb -0.25 -0.18%
CBZ26 Dec 2026 OI 2,447 143.00 ¢/lb -1.70 -1.17%
CBF27 Jan 2027 OI 1,879 145.45 ¢/lb -0.68 -0.46%
CBG27 Feb 2027 OI 1,551 147.50 ¢/lb -1.50 -1.01%
CBH27 Mar 2027 OI 1,420 155.00 ¢/lb -0.75 -0.48%
CBJ27 Apr 2027 OI 1,176 156.58 ¢/lb -0.93 -0.59%
CBK27 May 2027 OI 1,092 158.25 ¢/lb -0.45 -0.28%
CBM27 Jun 2027 OI 828 159.75 ¢/lb -0.80 -0.50%
CBN27 Jul 2027 OI 628 162.43 ¢/lb -0.60 -0.37%
CBQ27 Aug 2027 OI 615 165.90 ¢/lb -0.60 -0.36%
CBU27 Sep 2027 OI 509 166.50 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBV27 Oct 2027 OI 502 168.28 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBX27 Nov 2027 OI 451 172.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBZ27 Dec 2027 OI 383 168.68 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBF28 Jan 2028 OI 23 175.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBG28 Feb 2028 OI 30 180.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBH28 Mar 2028 OI 26 190.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBJ28 Apr 2028 OI 16 194.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBK28 May 2028 OI 29 198.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%

Open interest (OI) is how many contracts are still open in each month.

Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 13
Managed moneySold 48 on the week · most net short in at least five years
−891
Producers and merchantsLong 15.6K · short 14.2K · net −12 on the week
+1.4K
Open interest Up 1.6K on the week · 65 traders
32.0K

CFTC Commitments of Traders (disaggregated), CME butter futures and options combined: positions as of Tuesday, Oct 13, published Friday, Oct 16; the next report (Oct 20 positions) is out Friday, Oct 23 at 3:30 pm ET. Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 20,000 pounds.

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Storage Signal. Worked out from the futures themselves: the front month against the next, and old crop against new while the front month is old crop, at the latest trades while the market is open, else at the last settle.

Futures Chain. Every CME contract month now trading, with its last price, the day’s change and its open interest.

Commitments of Traders. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders (disaggregated): the open positions of each kind of large trader as of Tuesday’s close, published Fridays at 3:30 pm ET (the following Monday in a holiday week).

Market Data: Futures price data on Farmbucks is provided by DTN, CME Group, and ICE. Cash basis is from USDA AMS daily grain bid reports; positioning is from the CFTC's Commitments of Traders; the natural gas outlook and storage are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This data is for informational purposes only, may be subject to delays or inaccuracies, and is not trading advice. Please consult official sources or your broker for trading decisions.