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 | 240,643 | +14,164 |
| Soybeans | 112,127 | +12,498 |
| Soymeal | 87,714 | +6,093 |
| Soyoil | 55,270 | +11,288 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 16,992 | +5,905 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -20,386 | +1,045 |
| 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 | 69,387 | +7,501 |
| Lean hogs | 51,497 | +5,999 |
| Feeder cattle | -981 | -2,455 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 48,133 | -1,976 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 36,283 | -5,902 |
| Raw sugar | 30,540 | +13,128 |
| Cocoa | -36,444 | -12,626 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 492,360 | +50,993 |
| Livestock | 119,903 | +11,045 |
| Softs | 78,512 | -7,376 |
| Total | 690,775 | +54,662 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
