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.
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| Grains |
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| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Corn | 219,924 | +18,127 |
| Soybeans | 175,504 | +29,243 |
| Soymeal | 140,943 | +5,440 |
| Soyoil | 31,224 | -4,737 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 1,339 | +8,171 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -63,628 | +10,305 |
| 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 | 87,833 | +10,976 |
| Feeder cattle | -2,474 | +3,075 |
| Lean hogs | -7,865 | -4,193 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Raw sugar | 240,012 | +67,869 |
| Cotton | 8,223 | +1,101 |
| Cocoa | 3,731 | +2,436 |
| Coffee (arabica) | -12,420 | +24,364 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 505,306 | +66,549 |
| Softs | 239,546 | +95,770 |
| Livestock | 77,494 | +9,858 |
| Total | 822,346 | +172,177 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||