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 | 127,106 | +6,893 |
| Soybeans | 119,580 | +20,126 |
| Soymeal | 114,486 | +15,977 |
| Soyoil | 53,349 | -9,235 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 8,540 | -1,189 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -63,004 | +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 |
| Live cattle | 66,919 | +7,602 |
| Lean hogs | 40,116 | -9,638 |
| Feeder cattle | -747 | +2,499 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Raw sugar | 201,133 | +2,255 |
| Cotton | 10,720 | -7,537 |
| Cocoa | 2,162 | +7,303 |
| Coffee (arabica) | -18,282 | +4,209 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Grains | 360,057 | +32,950 |
| Softs | 195,733 | +6,230 |
| Livestock | 106,288 | +463 |
| Total | 662,078 | +39,643 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
