Coffee C futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: COFFEE C · ICE Futures US · Disaggregated Futures Only · 37,500 pounds

Latest report: 8 September 2026 · processed 11 Sept 2026, 19:31 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Managed Money held a net-long Coffee C futures position of 22,109 contracts. The position decreased by 4,620 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 12th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
37,215
Short
59,883
Spread
Net
-22,668
Weekly change
+6,093
Net / open interest
-14.89%
52 reports
75th percentile
156 reports
86th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
24,228
Short
21,200
Spread
4,617
Net
+3,028
Weekly change
+562
Net / open interest
1.99%
52 reports
65th percentile
156 reports
71th percentile

Managed Money

Long
37,050
Short
14,941
Spread
19,703
Net
+22,109
Weekly change
-4,620
Net / open interest
14.53%
52 reports
19th percentile
156 reports
12th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-09-08Other Reportables8,31112,41913,621-4,108-1,358-2.70%+1,14669th percentile
2026-09-08Non-Reportable7,3915,752+1,639-6771.07%-60965th percentile
2026-09-08Producer/Merchant/Processor/User37,21559,883-22,668+6,093-14.89%+8,56275th percentile
2026-09-08Swap Dealer24,22821,2004,617+3,028+5621.99%+1,22565th percentile
2026-09-08Managed Money37,05014,94119,703+22,109-4,62014.53%-10,32419th percentile
2026-09-01Other Reportables8,22310,97314,367-2,750-2,034-1.77%+3,83687th percentile
2026-09-01Non-Reportable7,8105,494+2,316-9211.49%+15879th percentile
2026-09-01Producer/Merchant/Processor/User34,69163,452-28,761+6,668-18.52%-78856th percentile
2026-09-01Swap Dealer24,84522,3794,222+2,466+7461.58%+1,50662th percentile
2026-09-01Managed Money40,00013,27121,117+26,729-4,45917.21%-4,71227th percentile
2026-08-25Other Reportables9,64110,35714,341-716+531-0.44%+5,375100th percentile
2026-08-25Non-Reportable8,4035,166+3,237+7982.02%+1,83098th percentile
2026-08-25Producer/Merchant/Processor/User33,05568,484-35,429-383-22.13%-5,29410th percentile
2026-08-25Swap Dealer24,72823,0083,942+1,720-5221.07%+40056th percentile
2026-08-25Managed Money42,21611,02823,709+31,188-42419.48%-2,31144th percentile
2026-08-18Other Reportables10,38811,63514,384-1,247+4,007-0.76%+4,71794th percentile
2026-08-18Non-Reportable8,3145,875+2,439+1911.49%+60583th percentile
2026-08-18Producer/Merchant/Processor/User35,24570,291-35,046-3,816-21.46%-4,63612th percentile
2026-08-18Swap Dealer24,86722,6253,777+2,242+4391.37%+92162th percentile
2026-08-18Managed Money41,63810,02624,686+31,612-82119.35%-1,60748th percentile
2026-08-11Other Reportables10,38915,64316,072-5,254+1,332-3.02%-24752th percentile
2026-08-11Non-Reportable8,5396,291+2,248+901.29%+62579th percentile
2026-08-11Producer/Merchant/Processor/User40,29571,525-31,230-3,257-17.96%-50629th percentile
2026-08-11Swap Dealer24,78422,9814,473+1,803+8431.03%+52962th percentile
2026-08-11Managed Money42,2999,86626,988+32,433+99218.65%-40150th percentile
2026-08-04Other Reportables10,50117,08716,773-6,586-495-3.90%+2,24519th percentile
2026-08-04Non-Reportable7,9605,802+2,158+7511.27%+21379th percentile
2026-08-04Producer/Merchant/Processor/User36,37464,347-27,973+2,162-16.57%+1,32160th percentile
2026-08-04Swap Dealer25,28624,3263,272+960-3600.56%-76652th percentile
2026-08-04Managed Money41,1519,71027,497+31,441-2,05818.62%-3,01350th percentile
2026-07-28Other Reportables10,31416,40514,837-6,091-127-3.70%+75523th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable7,0405,633+1,407-4270.85%+1,16262th percentile
2026-07-28Producer/Merchant/Processor/User32,60262,737-30,135+275-18.32%-5,73246th percentile
2026-07-28Swap Dealer25,80224,4823,118+1,320-10.80%-2,30756th percentile
2026-07-28Managed Money42,4028,90328,332+33,499+28020.37%+6,12260th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables9,55415,51816,020-5,964-957-3.65%-9923th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable7,3625,528+1,834+2111.12%+1,88975th percentile
2026-07-21Producer/Merchant/Processor/User32,44462,854-30,410+314-18.64%-10,52542th percentile
2026-07-21Swap Dealer26,20824,8872,898+1,321+470.81%-3,56658th percentile
2026-07-21Managed Money42,8419,62225,730+33,219+38520.37%+12,30158th percentile

How to interpret Coffee C positioning

What the contract represents

ICE Coffee C futures represent 37,500 pounds of deliverable arabica coffee.

Categories traders monitor

Managed Money is monitored alongside Producer/Merchant positions linked to growers, merchants, roasters and users.

Interpretation considerations

Brazilian crop cycles, weather, exchange rates and certified stocks create strong physical and seasonal context.

Important limitations

Robusta and bilateral physical contracts are outside this benchmark series.

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