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 264,374 +10,113
Soyoil 95,161 +20,187
Soymeal 86,030 +15,233
Soybeans 75,411 +8,549
Wheat – hard red winter 24,626 -1,644
Wheat – soft red winter -36,052 -14,001
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Net position
Change on week
Live cattle 65,722 +28,423
Lean hogs 55,433 +19,646
Feeder cattle -5,871 +3,147
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Net position
Change on week
Raw sugar 84,997 -22,071
Cotton 13,280 -8,752
Coffee (arabica) 3,048 -9,024
Cocoa -38,524 -16,632
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Overall
Sector Net position
Change on week
Grains 509,550 +38,437
Livestock 115,284 +51,216
Softs 62,801 -56,479
Total 687,635 +33,174
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short