Hedge funds' bet on higher sugar prices is the biggest in a year (CFTC, week to Oct 20)
Commitments of Traders (US Commodity Futures Trading Commission), sugar futures, positions on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026: hedge funds and other money managers ("managed money") held 355,665 contracts betting on higher sugar prices and 91,135 betting on lower sugar prices, a net long of 264,530 contracts (22% of the 1,210,639 contracts open). A week earlier the net was long 259,549. Over the past year it ranged from short 238,217 (Mar 3, 2026) to long 264,530 (Oct 20, 2026). Positions show what large traders hold, not where prices go next. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders.
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