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 |
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| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Corn | 153,840 | +11,778 |
| Soybeans | 99,336 | -2,173 |
| Soymeal | 86,264 | +1,882 |
| Soyoil | 33,235 | +11,025 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 7,520 | -503 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -18,107 | +2,241 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short |
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| Livestock | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Lean hogs | 71,957 | +6,804 |
| Live cattle | 66,036 | +16,964 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,215 | +1,736 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 44,762 | +11,694 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 26,621 | +5,349 |
| Raw sugar | 13,446 | +35,512 |
| Cocoa | -28,513 | +3,009 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 362,088 | +24,250 |
| Livestock | 140,208 | +25,504 |
| Softs | 56,316 | +55,564 |
| Total | 558,612 | +105,318 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
