COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in wheat futures: WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Wheat futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), long positions held by non-reporting traders in wheat futures of the kind "WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE" were 16,254 contracts on 27 January 2026, versus 16,085 on 20 January.
Sample. In the weekly time series shown in the graph, there are 1,025 records in total. The series covers the time period extending from June 2006 to January 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: positions had a mean of 20,776 contracts; they hit a trough of 12,918 on 4 March 2014; they peaked at 42,420 on 8 August 2006.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | 16008.0 |
| 2026-01-20 | 16085.0 |
| 2026-01-27 | 16254.0 |
Heads-up. A plus of our data visualization and download service is that we publish accurate metadata. Find it below to learn more about the attributes of the series that you are exploring.
Not for investment purposes. Information released on this web site is not intended for investment purposes or as a basis for making financial decisions. Users should obtain expert advice and do independent analysis before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long positions held by non-reporting traders in wheat futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: WHEAT-HRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.