Producer/Merchant/Processor/User
- Long
- 16,173
- Short
- 131,324
- Spread
- —
- Net
- -115,151
- Weekly change
- -2,894
- Net / open interest
- -37.72%
- 52 reports
- 2th percentile
- 156 reports
- 1th percentile
Kansas City HRW Wheat futures COT positions and historical chart
Official market: WHEAT-HRW · CBOT · Disaggregated Futures Only · 5,000 bushels
Latest report: 8 September 2026 · processed 11 Sept 2026, 19:31 · Current weekly data
Official CFTC datasetCurrent positioning summary
Managed Money held a net-long Kansas City HRW Wheat futures position of 48,676 contracts. The position decreased by 150 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 99th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.
Report date: 8 September 2026
Swap Dealer
- Long
- 83,054
- Short
- 3,481
- Spread
- 7,720
- Net
- +79,573
- Weekly change
- -299
- Net / open interest
- 26.07%
- 52 reports
- 92th percentile
- 156 reports
- 97th percentile
Managed Money
- Long
- 78,767
- Short
- 30,091
- Spread
- 71,022
- Net
- +48,676
- Weekly change
- -150
- Net / open interest
- 15.94%
- 52 reports
- 98th percentile
- 156 reports
- 99th percentile
Historical net position
Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.
Accessible historical data
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| Report date | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Other Reportables | 10,354 | 23,643 | 17,679 | -13,289 | +3,787 | -4.35% | -897 | 38th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Non-Reportable | 20,447 | 20,256 | — | +191 | -444 | 0.06% | -1,669 | 71th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 16,173 | 131,324 | — | -115,151 | -2,894 | -37.72% | -21,020 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Swap Dealer | 83,054 | 3,481 | 7,720 | +79,573 | -299 | 26.07% | +516 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Managed Money | 78,767 | 30,091 | 71,022 | +48,676 | -150 | 15.94% | +23,070 | 98th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Other Reportables | 8,880 | 25,956 | 19,670 | -17,076 | +3,293 | -5.57% | -3,237 | 19th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Non-Reportable | 20,545 | 19,910 | — | +635 | +312 | 0.20% | +153 | 83th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 16,088 | 128,345 | — | -112,257 | -10,564 | -36.66% | -15,223 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Swap Dealer | 83,025 | 3,153 | 10,201 | +79,872 | +647 | 26.08% | +977 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Managed Money | 82,473 | 33,647 | 65,272 | +48,826 | +6,312 | 15.94% | +17,330 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Other Reportables | 6,095 | 26,464 | 21,391 | -20,369 | -4,946 | -6.91% | -4,916 | 12th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Non-Reportable | 20,353 | 20,030 | — | +323 | +75 | 0.10% | -455 | 79th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 18,650 | 120,343 | — | -101,693 | -5,555 | -34.54% | -6,384 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Swap Dealer | 80,335 | 1,110 | 4,944 | +79,225 | -591 | 26.91% | +652 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Managed Money | 76,033 | 33,519 | 66,590 | +42,514 | +11,017 | 14.44% | +11,103 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Other Reportables | 8,816 | 24,239 | 21,100 | -15,423 | -3,031 | -5.34% | -3,013 | 23th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Non-Reportable | 21,122 | 20,874 | — | +248 | -1,612 | 0.08% | +1,826 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 19,708 | 115,846 | — | -96,138 | -2,007 | -33.29% | -5,759 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Swap Dealer | 80,981 | 1,165 | 4,740 | +79,816 | +759 | 27.64% | +2,159 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Managed Money | 67,510 | 36,013 | 64,756 | +31,497 | +5,891 | 10.90% | +4,787 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Other Reportables | 8,810 | 21,202 | 26,670 | -12,392 | +1,447 | -4.05% | -372 | 35th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Non-Reportable | 22,400 | 20,540 | — | +1,860 | +1,378 | 0.60% | +3,602 | 98th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 27,784 | 121,915 | — | -94,131 | +2,903 | -30.78% | -19,754 | 6th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Swap Dealer | 80,670 | 1,613 | 6,701 | +79,057 | +162 | 25.85% | +4,707 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Managed Money | 63,122 | 37,516 | 69,568 | +25,606 | -5,890 | 8.37% | +11,817 | 83th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Other Reportables | 6,836 | 20,675 | 30,787 | -13,839 | +1,614 | -4.42% | +903 | 31th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Non-Reportable | 20,602 | 20,120 | — | +482 | -296 | 0.15% | +3,817 | 85th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 24,872 | 121,906 | — | -97,034 | -1,725 | -31.00% | -28,484 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Swap Dealer | 80,592 | 1,697 | 6,742 | +78,895 | +322 | 25.20% | +997 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Managed Money | 66,956 | 35,460 | 75,619 | +31,496 | +85 | 10.06% | +22,767 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-07-28 | Other Reportables | 7,347 | 22,800 | 28,339 | -15,453 | -3,043 | -5.08% | -152 | 21th percentile |
| 2026-07-28 | Non-Reportable | 20,424 | 19,646 | — | +778 | +2,356 | 0.25% | +4,756 | 90th percentile |
| 2026-07-28 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 26,461 | 121,770 | — | -95,309 | -4,930 | -31.38% | -33,729 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-07-28 | Swap Dealer | 82,654 | 4,081 | 4,018 | +78,573 | +916 | 25.87% | +2,676 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-07-28 | Managed Money | 65,075 | 33,664 | 69,366 | +31,411 | +4,701 | 10.34% | +26,449 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Other Reportables | 8,008 | 20,418 | 24,998 | -12,410 | -390 | -4.21% | +1,959 | 29th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Non-Reportable | 19,479 | 21,057 | — | -1,578 | +164 | -0.53% | +1,339 | 62th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 28,724 | 119,103 | — | -90,379 | -16,002 | -30.72% | -32,164 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Swap Dealer | 82,579 | 4,922 | 2,760 | +77,657 | +3,307 | 26.40% | +1,398 | 88th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Managed Money | 65,425 | 38,715 | 62,160 | +26,710 | +12,921 | 9.08% | +27,468 | 88th percentile |
How to interpret Kansas City HRW Wheat positioning
What the contract represents
Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat futures represent 5,000 bushels; the stable code spans the KCBT-to-CBOT venue transition.
Categories traders monitor
Managed Money positioning is evaluated separately from Producer/Merchant activity tied to the HRW supply chain.
Interpretation considerations
Protein characteristics, Plains weather and basis relationships distinguish HRW from Chicago SRW wheat.
Important limitations
The continuity mapping follows one official code and never merges the separate SRW contract.
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