Storage Signal

Latest trades
Nov → Jan
Inverted · −4.25

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 5,061 344.68 ¢/lb +1.30 +0.38%
GFX26 Nov 2026 OI 16,154 342.50 ¢/lb +0.55 +0.16%
GFF27 Jan 2027 OI 22,032 338.25 ¢/lb +0.35 +0.10%
GFH27 Mar 2027 OI 9,753 333.85 ¢/lb +0.05 +0.01%
GFJ27 Apr 2027 OI 3,815 332.70 ¢/lb +0.10 +0.03%
GFK27 May 2027 OI 3,201 330.95 ¢/lb +0.28 +0.08%
GFQ27 Aug 2027 OI 1,573 332.10 ¢/lb +0.45 +0.14%
GFU27 Sep 2027 OI 107 329.95 ¢/lb +0.83 +0.25%
GFV27 Oct 2027 OI 43 326.45 ¢/lb +1.00 +0.31%

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

Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 6
Managed moneyBought 1.1K on the week · most net long since Jul 14, 2026
+8.8K
Producers and merchantsLong 9.8K · short 16.6K · net −2.3K on the week
−6.8K
Open interest Up 1.8K on the week · 262 traders
93.2K

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