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 | 237,854 | -10,055 |
| Soybeans | 94,831 | -9,860 |
| Soymeal | 93,545 | -8,623 |
| Soyoil | 58,417 | +107 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 23,905 | +4,846 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -14,397 | +1,306 |
| 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 | 62,075 | -11,148 |
| Lean hogs | 41,129 | -23,535 |
| Feeder cattle | -6,456 | -4,040 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Cotton | 41,183 | -910 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 37,932 | +3,267 |
| Raw sugar | 17,565 | +8,978 |
| Cocoa | -44,435 | -7,890 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 494,155 | -22,279 |
| Livestock | 96,748 | -38,723 |
| Softs | 52,245 | +3,445 |
| Total | 643,148 | -57,557 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||