The weekly update from GrainPriceNews on how managed money has been flowing in an out of futures and options in the major US-traded agricultural commodity contracts.

The previous week’s data are available here.

Grains
Contract Net position
Change on week
Corn 264,327 -4,637
Soybeans 158,928 -5,702
Soyoil 68,823 +4,362
Soymeal 53,169 +5,807
Wheat – hard red winter 37,498 -3,152
Wheat – soft red winter 12,675 -2,349
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Net position
Change on week
Lean hogs 22,473 +3,982
Live cattle 21,350 +9,265
Feeder cattle -4,906 +4,108
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Net position
Change on week
Sugar 168,137 -17,127
Cotton 62,405 +2,071
Coffee (arabica) 39,969 +6,594
Cocoa -2,344 +7,683
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Overall
Sector Net position
Change on week
Grains 595,420 -5,671
Softs 268,167 -779
Livestock 38,917 +17,355
Total 902,504 +10,905
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short