• Soybean futures set a September monthly open interest record of 1,118,872 contracts, topping April’s 1,063,108.
• The new soybean open interest mark represents a 5.24% increase from the prior record.
• Agriculture business posted record first-half 2026 average daily volume of 2,000,000 contracts.
• First-half 2026 agriculture open interest rose to 10,700,000 contracts.

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