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.
The previous week’s data are available here.
| Grains |
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| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Corn | 129,921 | +9,133 |
| Soybeans | 99,471 | +11,795 |
| Soymeal | 80,018 | +6,638 |
| Soyoil | 22,141 | +7,233 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 9,992 | -1,049 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -14,970 | -4,579 |
| 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 |
| Lean hogs | 56,750 | +5,675 |
| Live cattle | 38,004 | +499 |
| Feeder cattle | -189 | +1,105 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 31,829 | -1,502 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 18,317 | -1,358 |
| Raw sugar | -22,228 | -36,332 |
| Cocoa | -31,384 | -7,547 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 326,573 | +29,171 |
| Livestock | 94,565 | +7,279 |
| Softs | -3,466 | -46,739 |
| Total | 417,672 | -10,289 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
