Rough Rice futures COT positions and historical chart

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

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 Rough Rice futures position of 1,799 contracts. The position increased by 479 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 86th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
4,168
Short
8,452
Spread
Net
-4,284
Weekly change
-203
Net / open interest
-33.05%
52 reports
2th percentile
156 reports
17th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
259
Short
0
Spread
0
Net
+259
Weekly change
0
Net / open interest
1.99%
52 reports
73th percentile
156 reports
91th percentile

Managed Money

Long
3,525
Short
1,726
Spread
5
Net
+1,799
Weekly change
+479
Net / open interest
13.88%
52 reports
100th percentile
156 reports
86th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-09-08Other Reportables1,5761,201524+375-832.89%+31552th percentile
2026-09-08Non-Reportable2,9021,051+1,851-19314.28%-14385th percentile
2026-09-08Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,1688,452-4,284-203-33.05%-1,3972th percentile
2026-09-08Swap Dealer25900+25901.99%-11173th percentile
2026-09-08Managed Money3,5251,7265+1,799+47913.88%+1,336100th percentile
2026-09-01Other Reportables1,6301,172633+458+2713.52%+25052th percentile
2026-09-01Non-Reportable2,970926+2,044+8415.74%+596th percentile
2026-09-01Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,2498,330-4,081-706-31.43%-1,0722th percentile
2026-09-01Swap Dealer25900+25901.99%-15273th percentile
2026-09-01Managed Money3,2351,9156+1,320+35110.16%+969100th percentile
2026-08-25Other Reportables1,5751,388815+187+151.33%-16735th percentile
2026-08-25Non-Reportable2,792832+1,960-13414.01%-14290th percentile
2026-08-25Producer/Merchant/Processor/User5,4158,790-3,375-417-24.12%-1482th percentile
2026-08-25Swap Dealer25900+25901.85%-15873th percentile
2026-08-25Managed Money3,0652,09669+969+5366.92%+615100th percentile
2026-08-18Other Reportables1,5991,427962+172+1121.22%-14533th percentile
2026-08-18Non-Reportable2,965871+2,094+10014.94%+28798th percentile
2026-08-18Producer/Merchant/Processor/User5,1928,150-2,958-71-21.11%+2048th percentile
2026-08-18Swap Dealer25900+259-1111.84%-15773th percentile
2026-08-18Managed Money2,9552,52277+433-303.09%-18996th percentile
2026-08-11Other Reportables1,4741,414970+60-1480.43%-16831th percentile
2026-08-11Non-Reportable3,0031,009+1,994-4514.47%+5796th percentile
2026-08-11Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,9457,832-2,887+122-20.95%-1318th percentile
2026-08-11Swap Dealer37000+370-412.68%-4877th percentile
2026-08-11Managed Money2,9292,46689+463+1123.35%+29098th percentile
2026-08-04Other Reportables1,6111,403831+208-1461.53%-31231th percentile
2026-08-04Non-Reportable3,022983+2,039-6315.08%+6398th percentile
2026-08-04Producer/Merchant/Processor/User4,7467,755-3,009+218-22.26%-5786th percentile
2026-08-04Swap Dealer41100+411-63.04%-1179th percentile
2026-08-04Managed Money2,8012,45091+351-32.59%+83894th percentile
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

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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