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 176,831 -60,831
Soyoil 110,371 +5,161
Soybeans 92,965 -10,943
Soymeal 75,710 -19,710
Wheat – hard red winter 21,281 -3,152
Wheat – soft red winter -46,780 -3,878
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Livestock
Contract Net position
Change on week
Lean hogs 55,800 +1,286
Live cattle 50,160 -12,021
Feeder cattle -6,606 -613
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Softs
Contract Net position
Change on week
Raw sugar 165,852 +88,753
Cotton 17,660 +3,458
Cocoa 4,865 +18,509
Coffee (arabica) -18,786 -4,623
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short

 

Overall
Sector Net position
Change on week
Grains 430,378 -93,353
Softs 169,591 +106,097
Livestock 99,354 -11,348
Total 699,323 +1,396
Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short