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 |
| Soybeans | 125,022 | -20,942 |
| Soymeal | 95,680 | -55 |
| Corn | 27,112 | +5,565 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 9,229 | +1,616 |
| Soyoil | -12,566 | -1,981 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -104,247 | -17,164 |
| 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 | 92,021 | +7,020 |
| Feeder cattle | 8,342 | +1,234 |
| Lean hogs | -24,550 | -1,960 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Raw sugar | 220,253 | +4,604 |
| Cocoa | 52,390 | +900 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 21,772 | +12,103 |
| Cotton | -14,773 | +2,501 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Softs | 279,642 | +20,108 |
| Grains | 140,230 | -32,961 |
| Livestock | 75,813 | +6,294 |
| Total | 495,685 | -6,559 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
