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
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

 

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