Storage Signal

Oct 15 settle
Oct → Nov
Carry · +4.03

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 3,148 133.98 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBX26 Nov 2026 OI 2,935 — — 0.00%
CBZ26 Dec 2026 OI 2,446 — — 0.00%
CBF27 Jan 2027 OI 1,837 145.00 ¢/lb +1.50 +1.05%
CBG27 Feb 2027 OI 1,545 — — 0.00%
CBH27 Mar 2027 OI 1,417 — — 0.00%
CBJ27 Apr 2027 OI 1,175 — — 0.00%
CBK27 May 2027 OI 1,092 — — 0.00%
CBM27 Jun 2027 OI 823 — — 0.00%
CBN27 Jul 2027 OI 627 — — 0.00%
CBQ27 Aug 2027 OI 617 — — 0.00%
CBU27 Sep 2027 OI 509 — — 0.00%
CBV27 Oct 2027 OI 502 — — 0.00%
CBX27 Nov 2027 OI 451 — — 0.00%
CBZ27 Dec 2027 OI 383 — — 0.00%
CBF28 Jan 2028 OI 23 — — 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 6
Managed moneySold 100 on the week · most net short in at least five years
−843
Producers and merchantsLong 14.7K · short 13.3K · net +501 on the week
+1.4K
Open interest Down 3.5K on the week · 62 traders
30.5K

CFTC Commitments of Traders (disaggregated), CME butter futures and options combined: positions as of Tuesday, Oct 6, published Friday, Oct 9; the next report (Oct 13 positions) is out today 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.