Storage Signal

Latest trades
Nov → Jan
Inverted · −4.00

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

9 contracts
GFV26 Oct 2026 OI 4,867 344.43 ¢/lb +0.80 +0.23%
GFX26 Nov 2026 OI 15,400 343.93 ¢/lb +2.03 +0.59%
GFF27 Jan 2027 OI 22,495 339.93 ¢/lb +1.65 +0.49%
GFH27 Mar 2027 OI 9,724 335.73 ¢/lb +1.38 +0.41%
GFJ27 Apr 2027 OI 4,021 334.83 ¢/lb +1.50 +0.45%
GFK27 May 2027 OI 3,312 333.15 ¢/lb +1.60 +0.48%
GFQ27 Aug 2027 OI 1,674 334.00 ¢/lb +1.70 +0.51%
GFU27 Sep 2027 OI 101 331.43 ¢/lb +1.55 +0.47%
GFV27 Oct 2027 OI 37 328.70 ¢/lb +1.55 +0.47%

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

Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 13
Managed moneyBought 65 on the week · most net long since Jul 14, 2026
+8.9K
Producers and merchantsLong 9.8K · short 16.4K · net +233 on the week
−6.6K
Open interest Down 684 on the week · 261 traders
92.5K

CFTC Commitments of Traders (disaggregated), CME feeder cattle 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 50,000 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.