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.
| Grains |
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| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Corn | 159,315 | +45,500 |
| Soymeal | 129,989 | +8,726 |
| Soybeans | 128,616 | +5,047 |
| Soyoil | 65,587 | +7,457 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 1,851 | +606 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -56,212 | +3,099 |
| 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 | 79,751 | +14,286 |
| Lean hogs | 52,248 | +15,862 |
| Feeder cattle | -286 | +1,352 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Raw sugar | 258,016 | +16,983 |
| Cocoa | 18,643 | +19,127 |
| Cotton | 15,981 | +3,477 |
| Coffee (arabica) | -13,348 | +1,393 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 429,146 | +70,435 |
| Softs | 279,292 | +40,980 |
| Livestock | 131,713 | +31,500 |
| Total | 840,151 | +142,915 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
