The weekly update from GrainPriceNews on changes in the positions held by the likes of merchants, processors and producers in futures and options in the major US-traded agricultural commodity contracts.

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Grains
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Wheat – soft red winter 64,977 +3,804 82,521 +2,152 -17,544 +1,652
Wheat – hard red winter 39,099 +971 62,764 +1,083 -23,665 -112
Soyoil 99,879 +3,497 257,319 +4,333 -157,440 -836
Soybeans 210,752 -2,745 409,609 +29,650 -198,857 -32,395
Soymeal 59,746 +220 314,614 +4,968 -254,868 -4,748
Corn 381,152 +9,768 782,128 +37,878 -400,976 -28,110
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Feeder cattle 10,569 +1,352 4,606 -1,607 5,963 +2,959
Lean hogs 39,025 +4,087 90,529 -5,817 -51,504 +9,904
Live cattle 47,629 +4,292 175,907 -4,530 -128,278 +8,822
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Coffee (arabica) 95,464 +9,629 88,166 +2,777 7,298 +6,852
Cocoa 135,519 +8,148 158,894 +6,885 -23,375 +1,263
Cotton 64,148 -94 95,624 -6,345 -31,476 +6,251
Raw sugar 295,171 -7,376 464,740 -11,163 -169,569 +3,787
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

 

Overall
Contract Gross long Change on week   Gross short Change on week Net long Change on week
Livestock 97,223 +9,731 271,042 -11,954 -173,819 +21,685
Softs 590,302 +10,307 807,424 -7,846 -217,122 +18,153
Grains 855,605 +15,515 1,908,955 +80,064 -1,053,350 -64,549
Total 1,543,130 +35,553   2,987,421 +60,264   -1,444,291 -24,711
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short