# CHEESE (CASH-SETTLED) — Commitments of Traders

Latest report: 2026-10-13
Market: CHEESE (CASH-SETTLED) - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
Commodity group: AGRICULTURE

## Latest positions (2026-10-13)

- Open interest: 46,299 contracts
- Speculator long: 911 (2.0% of OI)
- Speculator short: 12,552 (27.1% of OI)
- Speculator NET: -11,641
- Commercial long: 37,697 (81.4% of OI)
- Commercial short: 26,720 (57.7% of OI)
- Commercial NET: +10,977
- Total traders: 81

## Week-over-week change

- Change in open interest: +1,703
- Change in speculator long: +247
- Change in speculator short: -635
- Change in commercial long: +377
- Change in commercial short: +1,493

## 52-week history (most recent first)

| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|------|--------------:|----------:|-----------:|----------:|-----------:|
| 2026-10-13 | 46,299 | 911 | 12,552 | 37,697 | 26,720 |
| 2026-10-06 | 44,596 | 664 | 13,186 | 37,321 | 25,227 |
| 2026-09-29 | 49,802 | 482 | 13,168 | 41,627 | 29,438 |
| 2026-09-22 | 47,935 | 552 | 12,318 | 39,880 | 28,572 |
| 2026-09-15 | 43,795 | 562 | 11,806 | 36,850 | 26,149 |
| 2026-09-08 | 40,017 | 534 | 11,754 | 33,984 | 23,275 |
| 2026-09-01 | 44,994 | 612 | 12,718 | 38,069 | 26,356 |
| 2026-08-25 | 43,360 | 477 | 12,119 | 36,780 | 25,675 |
| 2026-08-18 | 41,380 | 467 | 11,114 | 34,998 | 24,910 |
| 2026-08-11 | 41,099 | 431 | 10,803 | 34,593 | 24,689 |
| 2026-08-04 | 46,368 | 397 | 11,185 | 38,877 | 28,627 |
| 2026-07-28 | 43,885 | 527 | 11,178 | 36,690 | 26,493 |
| 2026-07-21 | 42,134 | 430 | 10,836 | 35,129 | 25,134 |
| 2026-07-14 | 40,200 | 431 | 11,335 | 33,855 | 23,184 |
| 2026-07-07 | 39,714 | 417 | 11,264 | 33,426 | 22,541 |
| 2026-06-30 | 45,993 | 515 | 11,008 | 38,450 | 27,900 |
| 2026-06-23 | 43,522 | 275 | 10,106 | 36,508 | 26,536 |
| 2026-06-16 | 41,859 | 186 | 9,677 | 35,167 | 25,479 |
| 2026-06-09 | 39,724 | 179 | 9,105 | 33,381 | 24,172 |
| 2026-06-02 | 42,760 | 222 | 9,963 | 36,166 | 26,018 |
| 2026-05-26 | 41,118 | 261 | 9,712 | 35,145 | 25,020 |
| 2026-05-19 | 39,784 | 268 | 8,991 | 34,157 | 24,667 |
| 2026-05-12 | 38,294 | 334 | 8,077 | 32,785 | 24,216 |
| 2026-05-05 | 38,266 | 312 | 8,035 | 32,684 | 24,235 |
| 2026-04-28 | 43,735 | 506 | 7,788 | 36,111 | 28,075 |
| 2026-04-21 | 43,075 | 448 | 7,756 | 35,523 | 27,483 |
| 2026-04-14 | 42,161 | 525 | 7,397 | 34,824 | 27,153 |
| 2026-04-07 | 41,340 | 529 | 7,040 | 34,307 | 26,982 |
| 2026-03-31 | 48,323 | 541 | 8,900 | 39,887 | 30,899 |
| 2026-03-24 | 48,108 | 753 | 9,200 | 39,681 | 30,580 |
| 2026-03-17 | 48,088 | 789 | 9,330 | 39,525 | 30,222 |
| 2026-03-10 | 47,667 | 454 | 8,667 | 39,291 | 30,462 |
| 2026-03-03 | 54,863 | 555 | 10,092 | 45,306 | 34,901 |
| 2026-02-24 | 53,972 | 676 | 10,084 | 44,122 | 33,882 |
| 2026-02-17 | 52,957 | 720 | 10,020 | 43,320 | 32,965 |
| 2026-02-10 | 48,881 | 642 | 9,673 | 40,093 | 29,836 |
| 2026-02-03 | 56,153 | 516 | 12,060 | 45,902 | 33,267 |
| 2026-01-27 | 54,669 | 478 | 13,018 | 45,312 | 31,765 |
| 2026-01-20 | 53,105 | 436 | 12,938 | 44,189 | 30,811 |
| 2026-01-13 | 51,736 | 496 | 12,573 | 43,058 | 30,089 |
| 2026-01-06 | 48,960 | 486 | 11,597 | 40,538 | 28,242 |
| 2025-12-30 | 54,768 | 620 | 12,440 | 45,340 | 32,488 |
| 2025-12-23 | 54,535 | 621 | 12,518 | 45,161 | 32,289 |
| 2025-12-16 | 52,292 | 648 | 12,007 | 43,350 | 30,910 |
| 2025-12-09 | 51,444 | 580 | 11,488 | 42,359 | 30,405 |
| 2025-12-02 | 55,297 | 542 | 12,206 | 45,774 | 32,848 |
| 2025-11-25 | 53,837 | 504 | 11,412 | 44,441 | 32,292 |
| 2025-11-18 | 51,267 | 312 | 10,767 | 42,522 | 30,826 |
| 2025-11-10 | 45,941 | 254 | 9,879 | 38,233 | 27,163 |
| 2025-11-04 | 48,971 | 214 | 10,322 | 41,012 | 29,341 |
| 2025-10-28 | 45,321 | 301 | 9,482 | 38,162 | 27,384 |
| 2025-10-21 | 43,100 | 170 | 9,708 | 36,411 | 25,623 |

## Source

- CFTC Public Reports: https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/Public-Reports/Commitments-of-Traders-Public-Reporting-API/jun7-fc8e