CME Group Sets New Open Interest Record for Soybean Futures
CME Group announced that its Soybean futures reached an open interest record of 1,118,872 contracts in September 2026. This surpassed the previous high set in April 2026 and reflects increased market participation driven by trade talks, U.S. harvest uncertainties due to rain delays, and concerns over Brazil's planting season amid a Super El Niño event. John Ricci, Global Head of Agricultural Products at CME Group, noted that these factors are contributing to heightened trading activity as participants seek risk management tools during volatile market conditions. The agriculture business reported strong performance in the first half of 2026 with average daily volume reaching two million contracts and open interest climbing to ten million seven hundred thousand contracts.
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