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 | 142,062 | +12,141 |
| Soybeans | 101,509 | +2,038 |
| Soymeal | 84,382 | +4,364 |
| Soyoil | 22,210 | +69 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 8,023 | -1,969 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -20,348 | -5,378 |
| 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 | 65,153 | +8,403 |
| Live cattle | 49,072 | +11,068 |
| Feeder cattle | 479 | +668 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 33,068 | +1,239 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 21,272 | +2,955 |
| Raw sugar | -22,066 | +162 |
| Cocoa | -31,522 | -138 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 337,838 | +11,265 |
| Livestock | 114,704 | +20,139 |
| Softs | 752 | +4,218 |
| Total | 453,294 | +35,622 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
