Oats Futures (CBOT ZO)

Chicago Board of Trade · December 2026 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

395.50 ¢/bu -0.50% (-2.00) Today
Oct 14, 11:47 PM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 397.00
Day's range 395.00 – 397.00
Volume 33
Prev. settlement 397.50
30-day range 382.00 – 446.50
Open interest 3.38K
Bid 395.25
Ask 396.50
Expires Dec 14, 2026

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 37 min ago · Market open · no recent trades

Price Performance

December 2026 · ZOZ26

Returns

1 week −8.8% −8.8% 1 week −38.25 from 433.75 on Oct 8
1 month −1.7% −1.7% 1 month −6.75 from 402.25 on Sep 16
3 months +13.1% +13.1% 3 months +45.75 from 349.75 on Jul 17
6 months +11.6% +11.6% 6 months +41.00 from 354.50 on Apr 16
Year to date +19.8% +19.8% year to date +65.50 from 330.00 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year +16.8% +16.8% 1 year +56.75 from 338.75 on Oct 14, 2025
  • 52-week high 433.75 Oct 8 · price 8.8% below
  • 52-week low 305.75 Dec 16, 2025 · price 29.4% above
  • 20-session high 433.75 Oct 8 · price 8.8% below
  • 20-session low 397.50 Oct 14 · price 0.5% below
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Balance Sheet

WASDE · Oct 9, 2026 · 2026/27 forecast
  • Ending stocks 33M bu From 32M bu in Sep
  • Stocks-to-use 23.6% The loosest since 2023/24

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USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for October 2026, released Oct 9: the U.S. oats balance sheet. Changes are against the September report.

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Exports

Week ending Oct 1 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 726 t Shipped plus unshipped sales
  • Shipped so far 272 t 37% of sales · 1% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Oct 1, released Oct 8; the next one is out Oct 16 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Oct 2026.

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Futures chain

ZOZ26 Dec 2026 395.50 ¢/bu -2.00 -0.50%
ZOH27 Mar 2027 402.50 ¢/bu -2.25 -0.56%
ZOK27 May 2027 410.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZON27 Jul 2027 411.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOU27 Sep 2027 405.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOZ27 Dec 2027 415.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOH28 Mar 2028 419.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOK28 May 2028 425.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZON28 Jul 2028 405.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOU28 Sep 2028 409.75 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZON29 Jul 2029 409.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZOU29 Sep 2029 414.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%

News Stories

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Farms.comFarms.com•Oct 02 U.S. Oat Production Little Changed; Barley Down
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Sep 28 Is oat market trying to tell us something?
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Sep 25 Oat futures climb nearly $1 as Canadian production drops 20%
Farms.comFarms.com•Sep 16 Barley Output Seen Little Changed; Oats Down Sharply
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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2026 · ZOZ26
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · ZO
Contract size 5,000 bushels
Tick size ¼¢ per bushel · $12.50 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $50 per contract
Contract months Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec (H, K, N, U, Z)
Trading hours 7:00 pm – 7:45 am and 8:30 am – 1:20 pm CT, Sun–Fri
Settlement Physical delivery

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