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 | 182,216 | +28,376 |
| Soybeans | 104,471 | +5,135 |
| Soymeal | 95,718 | +9,454 |
| Soyoil | 42,208 | +8,973 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 9,425 | +1,905 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -26,069 | -7,962 |
| 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 |
| Live cattle | 66,556 | +520 |
| Lean hogs | 64,807 | -7,150 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,164 | -1,051 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 50,778 | +6,016 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 31,899 | +5,278 |
| Raw sugar | 17,115 | +3,669 |
| Cocoa | -29,008 | -495 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 407,969 | +45,881 |
| Livestock | 132,527 | -7,681 |
| Softs | 70,784 | +14,468 |
| Total | 611,280 | +52,668 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
