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 32,270 -4,473 67,627 -5,129 -35,357 656
Wheat – soft red winter 40,832 -13,454 92,935 -8,835 -52,103 -4,619
Soybeans 231,049 +5,019 370,344 -1,622 -139,295 +6,641
Soyoil 115,544 -15,504 262,070 -7,831 -146,526 -7,673
Soymeal 83,236 +1,179 304,622 -5,686 -221,386 +6,865
Corn 396,067 -33,891 846,053 -12,309 -449,986 -21,582
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 9,713 -402 6,515 -908 3,198 +506
Lean hogs 31,889 +2,570 123,647 -6,587 -91,758 +9,157
Live cattle 37,960 +2,215 171,910 -1,039 -133,950 +3,254
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
Cocoa 120,889 -1,049 137,895 +7,636 -17,006 -8,685
Raw sugar 306,395 -9,497 339,289 +7,403 -32,894 -16,900
Coffee (arabica) 63,253 -4,393 123,066 +5,639 -59,813 -10,032
Cotton 60,963 +1,060 138,309 +3,471 -77,346 -2,411
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 551,500 -13,879 738,559 +24,149 -187,059 -38,028
Livestock 79,562 +4,383 302,072 -8,534 -222,510 +12,917
Grains 898,998 -61,124 1,943,651 -41,412 -1,044,653 -19,712
Total 1,530,060 -70,620   2,984,282 -25,797   -1,454,222 -44,823
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short