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
Contract Net position
Change on week
Corn 237,662 -34,298
Soyoil 105,210 +5,092
Soybeans 103,908 +2,579
Soymeal 95,420 +2,003
Wheat – hard red winter 24,433 +1,025
Wheat – soft red winter -42,902 -5,753
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Net position
Change on week
Live cattle 62,181 -3,867
Lean hogs 54,514 -5,054
Feeder cattle -5,993 +501
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Net position
Change on week
Raw sugar 77,099 +33,025
Cotton 14,202 +8,759
Cocoa -13,644 +30,116
Coffee (arabica) -14,163 -3,777
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Overall
Sector Net position
Change on week
Grains 523,731 -29,352
Livestock 110,702 -8,420
Softs 63,494 +68,123
Total 697,927 +30,351
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short