Registrar

Five historical reports that are related to the physical storage and delivery of CBOT products. This includes updated registered warehouse receipts and shipping certificates by zone, daily stocks of grain received and shipped at close of business, deliverable stocks of grains, daily amount of metal delivered and daily amount of metal deposited.

Data Available

Daily Receipts and Shipments - inventories and movements of those inventories into and out of grain facilities across our network. Tracks quantities shipped and received across rail, truck, and barge conveyances.
Registrar Metals Delivery - Inventories, deposits, and withdrawals of metal from base metal facilities, as well as how much of these metals are eligible for delivery against their respective contracts.
Registrar Metals Depository - Inventories, deposits, and withdrawals of metal from precious metal facilities, as well as how much of these metals are eligible for delivery against their respective contracts.
Registrar SOG (stocks of grain) - Final inventory as of EOD of the prior trading day of grain products.
DCUR (Deliverable commodities under registration) - Total number of registered warehouse receipts and shipping certs by zone for ag products.

Dates Available

Reports typically go back to 2004 for Registrar Data.

Sample Files

Report	Sample File
Daily Receipts and Shipments	3/27/2020
Registrar Metals Delivery	3/27/2020
Registrar Metals Depository	3/27/2020
Registrar SOG (stocks of grain)	3/27/2020
DCUR (Deliverable commodities under registration)	3/27/2020

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FAQ

Registrar FAQ

What is the file format of this data?

The files come in CSV format.

How many files are available per day?

One file per data set is available.

What is the delivery frequency of the data?

The Resistrar SOG data set is available every Tuesday. All other files are daily files.

What time will the files be delivered each day?

Daily Receipts and Shipments – 11am CST
Registrar Metals Delivery – 2pm CST
Registrar Metals Depository - 2 pm CST
Registrar SOG (stocks of grain) – 12pm CST (every Tuesday)
DCUR (Deliverable commodities under registration) – 4pm CST

Are there any rules regarding confidentiality that I should know about when requesting historical Registrar data?

Typically, any historical data has been published to the general public. Unless otherwise noted, historical Registrar data is not confidential.

Are the files compressed?

Yes.

Are sample files available?

Yes.

How far back historically does each dataset go?

Reports typically go back to 2004. It should be noted, for data before January 2nd, 2013 files are in a different format and will be sent via email. Please contact CMEDataSales@cmegroup.com for data prior to January 2013.

Is there a certain process I must use to be able to use the data?

If you have pre-sales questions please reach out to CMEDataSales@cmegroup.com

What reports are available for distribution?

Any report published to the CME Group ‘Registrar Reports’ page can be reproduced for distribution.

Registrar File Format Files

Daily Receipts and Shipments

Field Name	Excel Column	Example Value	Supported Values	Description
Activity Date	A	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Prior Trading Day
Product	B	CORN	String	Commodity
Area	C	CHICAGO	String	Regional Zone that facility is located in
Received	D	742	String	Count Received (Bushels)
Shipped	E	742	String	Count Shipped(Bushels)

Registrar Metals Delivery & Registered Metals Depository

Field Name	Excel Column	Example Value	Supported Values	Description
Activity date	A	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Prior Trading Day
Product	B	ALUMINUM	String	Metal Type
Unit	C	MTONS	String	Unit of measurement
Delivery Point	D	ANTWERP, BELGIUM	String	Facility location
Registered - Prev Total	E	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Registered - Received	F	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Registered - Withdrawn	G	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Registered - Net Change	H	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Registered - Adjustment	I	173.5	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Registered - Total Today	J	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Prev Total	K	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Received	L	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Withdrawn	M	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Net Change	N	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Adjustment	O	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Eligible - Total Today	P	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Prev Total	Q	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Received	R	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Withdrawn	S	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Net Change	T	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Adjustment	U	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity
Total - Total Today	V	177.7	String	Receipt and shipment activity

DCUR

Field Name	Excel Column	Example Value	Supported Values	Description
Report Date	A	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Date report was published
Product	B	CORN FUTURES	String	Commodity
Firm	C	CARGILL, INC.	String	Firm
Location	D	HAVANA-S, IL	String	Location
Area	E	ZONE 5	String	Defined zone in which facility is located
Registered Total	F	177.6	String	Number of certificates/receipts
Activity Date	G	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Date of last change
Previous Registered Total	H	177.7	String	Quantity of certs/receipts prior to most recent change
Previous Activity Date	I	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Date of change prior to most recent

SOG Report

Field Name	Excel Column	Example Value	Supported Values	Description
Activity Date	A	5/7/2009	MM/DD/YYYY	Final trading day of prior week (typically Friday, unless Friday is a holiday in which case it would be Thursday)
Product	B	CORN FUTURES	String	Commodity
Area	C	CHICAGO	String	Location
Total Deliverable Grades	D	177	String	Total number of stocks deliverable against futures contracts
Non-Del Grades/Ungraded	E	177	String	Stocks not deliverable against futures
CCC Stocks	F	177	String	Commodity Credit Corporation stocks of grain. Mostly only used in rice now
Total Stocks	G	177	String	Total number of deliverable, non deliverable, and CCC stocks
Soft Red Winter	H	177	String	Wheat Variety
Hard Red Winter	I	177	String	Wheat Variety
Dark Northern Spring	J	177	String	Wheat Variety
Northern Spring	K	177	String	Wheat Variety

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