The latest 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.
* = record high or low on data going back to 2006
For the previous week’s data, click here.
| Grains |
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| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Soybeans | 145,964 | +46,442 |
| Soymeal | 95,735 | -394 |
| Corn | 21,547 | +34,835 |
| Wheat – hard red winter | 7,613 | +7,376 |
| Soyoil | -10,585 | +1,874 |
| Wheat – soft red winter | -87,083 | +2,790 |
| 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 | 85,001 | +22,370 |
| Feeder cattle | 7,108 | +421 |
| Lean hogs | -22,590 | -107 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Softs | ||
| Contract | Net position |
Change on week |
| Raw sugar | 215,649 | +11,531 |
| Cocoa | 51,490 | +365 |
| Coffee (arabica) | 9,669 | -2,364 |
| Cotton | -17,274 | +6,201 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
| Overall | ||
| Sector | Net position |
Change on week |
| Softs | 259,534 | +15,733 |
| Grains | 173,191 | +92,923 |
| Livestock | 69,519 | +22,684 |
| Total | 502,244 | +131,340 |
| Source: CFTC. Data in contracts, futures and options combined. Net position = gross long-gross short | ||
