The weekly update from GrainPriceNews on changes in the positions held by the likes of merchants, processors and producers in futures and options in the major US-traded agricultural commodity contracts.

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Grains
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Wheat – hard red winter 41,805 +207 73,058 -888 -31,253 +1,095
Wheat – soft red winter 54,336 +1,330 102,364 +1,497 -48,028 -167
Soyoil 143,214 +5,212 257,301 +13,512 -114,087 -8,300
Soybeans 207,531 +3,403 358,710 +5,139 -151,179 -1,736
Soymeal 82,196 -435 296,135 +8,552 -213,939 -8,987
Corn 453,980 -3,963 827,522 +7,512 -373,542 -11,475
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Feeder cattle 10,358 +347 6,873 +473 3,485 -126
Lean hogs 28,952 +429 138,608 +13,510 -109,656 -13,081
Live cattle 40,684 -1,998 162,299 +7,400 -121,615 -9,398
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Raw sugar 336,479 +13,921 321,646 +10,783 14,833 +3,138
Cocoa 127,254 -5,478 129,067 -4,740 -1,813 -738
Coffee (arabica) 87,215 -2,638 123,208 +2,089 -35,993 -4,727
Cotton 55,490 -2,133 113,529 +171 -58,039 -2,304
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

 

Overall
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Softs 606,438 +3,672 687,450 +8,303 -81,012 -4,631
Livestock 79,994 -1,222 307,780 +21,383 -227,786 -22,605
Grains 983,062 +5,754 1,915,090 +35,324 -932,028 -29,570
Total 1,669,494 +8,204   2,910,320 +65,010   -1,240,826 -56,806
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short