The latest 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.
* = record high or low on data going back to 2006
For the previous week’s data, click here.
| Grains | 
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| Contract | Net position | 
Change on week | 
| Soymeal | 115,214 | -18,756 | 
| Soybeans | 110,786 | -16,875 | 
| Soyoil | -5,718 | -4,529 | 
| Wheat – hard red winter | -8,762 | +3,970 | 
| Corn | -41,896 | +12,238 | 
| Wheat – soft red winter | -86,500 | +8,757 | 
| 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 | 63,749 | -28,816* | 
| Feeder cattle | 7,141 | -3,227 | 
| Lean hogs | -16,575 | -18,711 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position | 
Change on week | 
| Raw sugar | 192,032 | -8,872 | 
| Cocoa | 20,521 | +5,512 | 
| Coffee (arabica) | 13,368 | +4,505 | 
| Cotton | -24,255 | -10,602 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position | 
Change on week | 
| Softs | 201,666 | -9,457 | 
| Grains | 83,124 | -15,195 | 
| Livestock | 54,315 | -50,754* | 
| Total | 339,105 | -75,406 | 
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||