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 | 237,854 | -10,055 | 
| Soybeans | 94,831 | -9,860 | 
| Soymeal | 93,545 | -8,623 | 
| Soyoil | 58,417 | +107 | 
| Wheat – hard red winter | 23,905 | +4,846 | 
| Wheat – soft red winter | -14,397 | +1,306 | 
| 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 | 62,075 | -11,148 | 
| Lean hogs | 41,129 | -23,535 | 
| Feeder cattle | -6,456 | -4,040 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position | 
Change on week | 
| Cotton | 41,183 | -910 | 
| Coffee (arabica) | 37,932 | +3,267 | 
| Raw sugar | 17,565 | +8,978 | 
| Cocoa | -44,435 | -7,890 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position | 
Change on week | 
| Grains | 494,155 | -22,279 | 
| Livestock | 96,748 | -38,723 | 
| Softs | 52,245 | +3,445 | 
| Total | 643,148 | -57,557 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||