Orange Juice (OJ-F)
Commodities · Softs · data since 2001-09-17 · last close 2026-09-09
Orange Juice (OJ-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.9 | -16.8 | 8.1 | -11.9 | -4.8 | 8.5 | -10.3 | -23.0 | 23.9 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -4.6 | -37.4 | -18.1 | 8.9 | 7.4 | -23.6 | 19.5 | -10.7 | 4.8 | -30.7 | -7.5 | 31.5 |
| 2024 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 14.4 | -1.0 | -2.7 | 18.0 | -7.2 | 14.9 | -5.5 | -0.7 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 27.4 | -3.5 | -0.7 | 5.5 | -3.7 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 19.4 | -4.0 | -20.1 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 20.0 | -2.8 | 1.3 | -4.3 | 15.4 | -3.6 | 7.8 | -2.7 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | -10.3 | -3.5 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 12.2 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -9.2 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 2020 | -1.3 | 6.2 | 18.0 | -9.9 | 13.1 | 3.9 | -4.4 | -6.5 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 9.2 | -4.3 |
| 2019 | -4.0 | -4.8 | 4.9 | -20.9 | 14.3 | -6.9 | 2.5 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -3.9 | 2.9 | -1.4 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | -3.6 | -1.6 | 9.8 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 4.9 | -5.7 | -6.5 | -8.1 | 6.1 | -13.1 |
| 2017 | -12.7 | -4.7 | -4.7 | 0.7 | -15.5 | -2.8 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | -15.1 |
| 2016 | -5.4 | -8.3 | 21.3 | -15.4 | 22.5 | 16.1 | -1.4 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 8.3 | -2.0 | -9.0 |
| 2015 | -0.0 | -13.2 | 2.9 | -12.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4.8 | -18.6 | 27.6 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -11.7 | -0.1 | 5.6 | -2.6 | -7.7 | 11.4 | -5.9 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 7.0 | -14.2 | 10.8 | -4.8 | -4.1 | -7.4 | 14.9 | -2.3 |
| 2012 | 24.3 | -9.3 | -13.7 | -14.4 | -20.4 | 9.5 | -10.4 | 20.0 | -14.2 | -6.1 | 16.0 | -5.8 |
| 2011 | -2.2 | 6.8 | -9.5 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -15.6 | -11.0 | 22.6 | -4.2 | -4.0 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 5.5 | -5.8 | -0.7 | 6.4 | 3.7 | -1.1 | -6.1 | 14.1 | 3.0 | -7.7 | 15.5 |
| 2009 | 5.8 | -4.1 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 18.6 | -17.7 | 17.8 | -1.3 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | -4.1 | -7.9 | -13.6 | 5.7 | -6.8 | 9.6 | -10.0 | 1.9 | -17.8 | -14.6 | -2.4 | -7.8 |
| 2007 | -7.6 | 10.2 | -7.7 | -12.3 | -8.8 | -12.2 | 5.3 | -10.7 | 3.3 | 8.1 | -1.5 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | -0.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 | -2.5 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 6.9 | -5.9 | 17.1 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| 2005 | -4.5 | 0.4 | 20.5 | -5.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -8.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -4.5 | 2.5 | -3.6 | -3.4 | 10.1 | -0.4 | 19.5 | 19.1 | -11.7 | -3.0 | 14.9 |
| 2003 | -2.8 | -7.7 | 5.3 | -6.6 | 3.7 | 1.5 | -6.8 | -0.4 | -3.9 | -11.2 | 1.3 | -11.3 |
| 2002 | -3.0 | 7.1 | -0.1 | -2.6 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 11.3 | -2.0 | -2.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -10.1 |
| 2001 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 14.5 | 4.7 | -6.3 |
| Avg | 0.7 | -1.8 | 1.9 | -2.1 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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OJ-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Orange Juice has monthly history back to 2001. Its strongest month by median is May — positive in 18 of 25 years, median +4.4%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 15 of 25 with a median of -3.5%. Across its full record it has closed 50% of months higher, swings ±10.1% in an average month and has fallen 78.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.7% | -1.8% | +1.9% | -2.1% | +3.2% | -0.5% | +2.5% | +0.3% | -0.7% | +3.2% | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| Win rate | 44%/25 | 40%/25 | 60%/25 | 36%/25 | 72%/25 | 52%/25 | 56%/25 | 48%/25 | 36%/25 | 60%/25 | 60%/25 | 32%/25 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
OJ-F risk & extremes
OJ-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Orange Juice's best month?+
Orange Juice's strongest completed month on record is December 2025, at +31.50%.
What was Orange Juice's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2025, at -37.38%.
Is Orange Juice up this year?+
Orange Juice is down 28.00% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Orange Juice's 1-year return?+
-38.68% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Orange Juice's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 78.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2001.
Which calendar month is historically best for Orange Juice?+
May has the highest average return across every completed May since 2001. An average is not a forecast.
About Orange Juice
Orange Juice is a softs business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2001, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2001 it has ground out +50% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2025 at +31.5%; its worst, February 2025 at -37.38%.
- It has closed May in the green 18 out of 25 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.