Canola COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Canola positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 2), speculators crowded long (3y index 84).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 2) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 84) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 91,636 Canola futures contracts (up 10,726 week-over-week), commercials are net short 91,372, and open interest is 345,274 contracts. Managed money was net long 104,309 contracts as of (up 11,026 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Canola COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/canola/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/canola.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 91,636 | +10,726 | 26.5% | 97.5 | 98.5 | 83.5 |
| Commercials | -91,372 | -11,164 | -26.5% | 2.1 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| Small traders | -264 | +438 | -0.1% | 64.6 | 65.2 | 61.5 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -75,302 | -2,477 | -21.8% | 16.6 | 11.0 | 20.1 |
| Swap dealers | -16,070 | -3,533 | -4.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Managed money | 104,309 | +11,026 | 30.2% | 93.7 | 96.9 | 87.9 |
| Other reportables | -12,673 | -5,260 | -3.7% | 70.9 | 57.1 | 43.9 |
| Small traders | -264 | +244 | -0.1% | 64.6 | 65.2 | 61.5 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 345,274 | 91,636 | +10,726 | -91,372 | -11,164 | -264 |
| 2026-08-25 | 336,898 | 80,910 | -4,960 | -80,208 | +5,154 | -702 |
| 2026-08-18 | 339,181 | 85,870 | +38,389 | -85,362 | -38,457 | -508 |
| 2026-08-11 | 308,472 | 47,481 | -14,863 | -46,905 | +14,797 | -576 |
| 2026-08-04 | 298,256 | 62,344 | -10,492 | -61,702 | +10,601 | -642 |
| 2026-07-28 | 301,239 | 72,836 | +31,366 | -72,303 | -31,289 | -533 |
| 2026-07-21 | 294,773 | 41,470 | +24,051 | -41,014 | -24,392 | -456 |
| 2026-07-14 | 282,071 | 17,419 | +30,769 | -16,622 | -30,872 | -797 |
| 2026-07-07 | 264,336 | -13,350 | +2,796 | 14,250 | -3,155 | -900 |
| 2026-06-30 | 269,992 | -16,146 | -23,615 | 17,405 | +23,209 | -1,259 |
| 2026-06-23 | 282,299 | 7,469 | -23,923 | -5,804 | +24,700 | -1,665 |
| 2026-06-16 | 310,959 | 31,392 | -18,260 | -30,504 | +18,293 | -888 |
| 2026-06-09 | 326,020 | 49,652 | +4,133 | -48,797 | -2,775 | -855 |
| 2026-06-02 | 338,771 | 45,519 | +32,205 | -46,022 | -33,630 | 503 |
| 2026-05-26 | 315,249 | 13,314 | -7,348 | -12,392 | +7,557 | -922 |
| 2026-05-19 | 311,297 | 20,662 | -16,226 | -19,949 | +16,195 | -713 |
| 2026-05-12 | 323,966 | 36,888 | -33,052 | -36,144 | +33,348 | -744 |
| 2026-05-05 | 336,046 | 69,940 | +9,612 | -69,492 | -9,825 | -448 |
| 2026-04-28 | 308,302 | 60,328 | +13,552 | -59,667 | -13,501 | -661 |
| 2026-04-21 | 307,048 | 46,776 | -1,917 | -46,166 | +1,903 | -610 |
| 2026-04-14 | 319,880 | 48,693 | -29,564 | -48,069 | +28,852 | -624 |
| 2026-04-07 | 347,962 | 78,257 | -7,988 | -76,921 | +8,768 | -1,336 |
| 2026-03-31 | 366,175 | 86,245 | +11,384 | -85,689 | -11,526 | -556 |
| 2026-03-24 | 365,984 | 74,861 | -19,562 | -74,163 | +19,574 | -698 |
| 2026-03-17 | 364,217 | 94,423 | +21,664 | -93,737 | -21,396 | -686 |
| 2026-03-10 | 352,531 | 72,759 | +39,427 | -72,341 | -40,257 | -418 |
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Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Canola futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 91,636 contracts in Canola futures.
- How current is this Canola COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Canola COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-07-31 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/canola.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 135731. Dataset coverage 2018-07-31 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.