Week 23, 2026
Corn leads selling as grains face pressure
Report date: Tue 9th Jun 26
Released: Fri 12th Jun 26
Legacy Futures Only Report
Good Morning. This is your weekly COT Digest. Speculators added new shorts in corn in size this week. Brent bought, but that was the smaller side of the tape.
Top Buyers This Week
Brent Crude
New longs and short covering while still net short, +7.28% of the book. This is a second week of buying. Spot did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -4.5%.
| Commodity | Contracts | Long | Short | Net Long | 52w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brent Crude
Spot -4.5% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
10.99%
(121,185)
|
0.36%
|
-12.5%
|
7.28%
|
88th |
Top Sellers This Week
Corn
The heaviest selling of the week: new shorts while still net long, -13.24% of the book. This is a second week of selling. Spot continued the selling from the report date close to the release close, -1.6%.
Soybeans
Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -9.67% of the book. Spot was little changed from the report date close to the release close, 0.0%.
Coffee
The book is net long, but it still sits as a crowded short versus the prior 52 weeks. Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -7.9% of the book. Spot did not continue the selling from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, +5.2%.
Wheat
Long liquidation and new shorts while still net short, -5.9% of the book.
Cotton
Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -4.98% of the book.
| Commodity | Contracts | Long | Short | Net Short | 52w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Corn
Spot -1.6% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
1.95%
(851,593)
|
2.93%
|
41.66%
|
-13.24%
|
69th |
|
Soybeans
Spot 0.0% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-3.67%
(384,349)
|
-6.76%
|
18.11%
|
-9.67%
|
48th |
|
Coffee
Spot +5.2% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
5.26%
(96,704)
|
-1.74%
|
16.18%
|
-7.9%
|
<1st |
|
Wheat
Spot -0.1% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-5.8%
(289,275)
|
-7.1%
|
4.99%
|
-5.9%
|
50th |
|
Cotton
Spot +2.4% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-6.03%
(176,749)
|
-6.67%
|
0.44%
|
-4.98%
|
87th |
|
Crude Oil WTI
Spot -3.8% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-0.92%
(590,747)
|
-5.94%
|
1.23%
|
-4.19%
|
38th |
|
Silver
Spot +4.2% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
0.61%
(42,760)
|
-4.26%
|
2.66%
|
-3.9%
|
48th |
|
Copper
Spot +2.0% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-0.92%
(141,620)
|
-3.13%
|
2.73%
|
-3.04%
|
92nd |
|
Natural Gas
Spot -0.6% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
-1.58%
(675,853)
|
0.69%
|
2.23%
|
-1.18%
|
21st |
|
Gold
Spot -1.2% from the report date close (Tue 9 Jun) to the release close (Fri 12 Jun) |
2.04%
(242,131)
|
0.92%
|
13.54%
|
-0.92%
|
94th |
Other Notable Moves
Crude Oil WTI saw long liquidation and new shorts, -4.19% of the book. Spot continued the selling from the report date close to the release close, -3.8%.
Silver saw long liquidation and new shorts, -3.9% of the book. Spot did not continue the selling from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, +4.2%.
Copper saw long liquidation and new shorts, -3.04% of the book. Spot did not continue the selling from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, +2.0%.
Quick Read
Corn led the week with new shorts while still net long.
Coffee added long liquidation and new shorts into a crowded short versus the prior 52 weeks.
Brent added new longs and short covering while spot moved the other way.
Disclaimer: COT data reflects positioning and sentiment, not trade timing or price predictions.
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