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 254,261 -13,116
Soyoil 74,974 +13,990
Soymeal 70,797 +408
Soybeans 66,862 +1,124
Wheat – hard red winter 26,270 -238
Wheat – soft red winter -22,051 -2,549
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Net position
Change on week
Live cattle 37,299 +2,237
Lean hogs 35,787 +14,763
Feeder cattle -9,018 778
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Net position
Change on week
Raw sugar 107,068 +28,073
Cotton 22,032 -4,812
Coffee (arabica) 12,072 -21,889
Cocoa -21,892 -5,172
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Overall
Sector Net position
Change on week
Grains 471,113 -381
Softs 119,280 -3,800
Livestock 64,068 +17,778
Total 654,461 +13,597
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short