Rough Rice futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: ROUGH RICE · CBOT · Disaggregated Futures Only · 2,000 hundredweight

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Managed Money held a net-long Rough Rice futures position of 354 contracts. The position decreased by 268 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 72th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
4,335
Short
7,562
Spread
Net
-3,227
Weekly change
-65
Net / open interest
-24.16%
52 reports
2th percentile
156 reports
25th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
417
Short
0
Spread
0
Net
+417
Weekly change
+1
Net / open interest
3.12%
52 reports
87th percentile
156 reports
96th percentile

Managed Money

Long
2,754
Short
2,400
Spread
94
Net
+354
Weekly change
-268
Net / open interest
2.65%
52 reports
96th percentile
156 reports
72th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Other Reportables1,7111,357832+354+372.65%+342th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable3,2131,111+2,102+29515.73%+619100th percentile
2026-07-28Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,3357,562-3,227-65-24.16%-1,4232th percentile
2026-07-28Swap Dealer41700+417+13.12%+187th percentile
2026-07-28Managed Money2,7542,40094+354-2682.65%+80096th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables1,7061,389769+317+892.40%-50037th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable2,9281,121+1,807-13013.69%+1,20096th percentile
2026-07-21Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,3777,539-3,162-406-23.95%-2,5602th percentile
2026-07-21Swap Dealer41600+416-23.15%-2287th percentile
2026-07-21Managed Money2,9042,28298+622+4494.71%+1,882100th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables1,7271,499559+228-2921.74%-43231th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable3,0161,079+1,937-3914.81%+1,23198th percentile
2026-07-14Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,4537,209-2,756-325-21.07%-1,8772th percentile
2026-07-14Swap Dealer41800+418-43.19%+388th percentile
2026-07-14Managed Money2,8122,63991+173+6601.32%+1,07594th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables2,0501,530597+520+1694.09%+61938th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable3,0351,059+1,976+49315.54%+751100th percentile
2026-07-07Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,1996,630-2,431-627-19.12%-5024th percentile
2026-07-07Swap Dealer42200+422+63.32%-17490th percentile
2026-07-07Managed Money2,3172,80488-487-41-3.83%-69492th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables2,0821,731833+351-4662.57%+66637th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable3,2921,809+1,483+87610.86%-24890th percentile
2026-06-30Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,6706,474-1,804-1,202-13.22%+6548th percentile
2026-06-30Swap Dealer41600+416-223.04%-26690th percentile
2026-06-30Managed Money2,2642,71087-446+814-3.26%-80694th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables2,4881,671968+817+1577.01%+99846th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable2,2481,641+607-995.20%-97125th percentile
2026-06-23Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,1084,710-602+277-5.16%+1,80813th percentile
2026-06-23Swap Dealer43800+438+233.75%-38292th percentile
2026-06-23Managed Money1,2952,555108-1,260-358-10.81%-1,45390th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables2,5531,8931,069+660+7595.34%+94942th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable2,4071,701+706-5195.72%-1,00044th percentile
2026-06-16Producer/Merchant/Processor/User3,9254,804-879+1,050-7.12%+54810th percentile
2026-06-16Swap Dealer41500+415-1813.36%-14592th percentile
2026-06-16Managed Money1,7092,611259-902-1,109-7.31%-35292th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables1,8501,9491,429-99+216-0.77%-41625th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable2,5451,320+1,225-5069.61%-47179th percentile
2026-06-09Producer/Merchant/Processor/User3,4035,332-1,929+529-15.14%-1,2236th percentile
2026-06-09Swap Dealer59600+596-864.67%+32696th percentile
2026-06-09Managed Money2,7092,502204+207-1531.62%+1,78498th percentile

How to interpret Rough Rice positioning

What the contract represents

CBOT Rough Rice futures represent 2,000 hundredweight of unmilled rice.

Categories traders monitor

Managed Money and Producer/Merchant positions can provide context in a smaller, physical-supply-oriented market.

Interpretation considerations

US acreage, weather, exports and quality differences matter, while lower liquidity can magnify week-to-week contract changes.

Important limitations

The contract is not a complete proxy for global rice trade and percentile readings require sufficient stored history.

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