Speculators cut net long position in corn-CFTC
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Oct. 18, regulatory data released on Friday showed.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitments of traders report also showed that noncommercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, trimmed their net short position in CBOT wheat and cut their net long position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 176,234 -17,643 356,120 -136 -469,267 12,084
Soybeans 10,630 -5,044 113,159 -2,027 -95,835 4,517
Soyoil 43,406 17,117 98,026 2,632 -156,812 -24,313
CBOT wheat -41,483 1,957 104,150 -4,383 -56,402 2,243
KCBT wheat 8,099 1,982 48,293 -1,507 -55,041 -1,311
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 254,261 -13,117 219,794 3,736 -455,253 8,379
Soybeans 66,862 1,124 72,062 -2,711 -90,790 5,085
Soymeal 70,797 406 79,452 -511 -193,866 -3,095
Soyoil 74,974 13,991 85,355 502 -176,905 -24,922
CBOT wheat -22,051 -2,548 60,721 714 -47,436 1,084
KCBT wheat 26,270 -239 27,146 -637 -50,680 -1,855
MGEX wheat 3,809 -307 837 118 -5,907 1,634
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Total wheat 8,028 -3,094 88,704 195 -104,023 863
Live cattle 37,299 2,236 52,749 -1,219 -106,580 -948
Feeder cattle -9,018 778 3,601 426 6,082 -381
Lean hogs 35,787 14,763 46,996 156 -71,516 -10,682
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 44,285 -4,694 -63,085 5,695 1,856,288 -30,122
Soybeans -20,180 -6,053 -27,953 2,554 847,777 14,590
Soymeal 18,433 2,361 25,183 837 414,496 11,071
Soyoil 1,195 5,864 15,380 4,565 459,121 20,065
CBOT wheat 15,031 568 -6,265 183 404,388 -6,590
KCBT wheat -1,385 1,896 -1,350 836 174,916 739
MGEX wheat 2,434 -167 -1,173 -1,277 58,504 -762
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Total wheat 16,080 2,297 -8,788 -258 637,808 -6,613
Live cattle 19,691 153 -3,159 -223 321,153 606
Feeder cattle -1,870 -301 1,206 -524 60,773 -547
Lean hogs -3,175 316 -8,091 -4,553 247,253 -9,499
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 239,358 -15,195 222,915 3,971 -472,170 4,999
Soybeans 66,749 1,143 71,393 -3,008 -101,988 3,027
Soymeal 70,501 217 78,011 -439 -200,121 -3,249
Soyoil 75,318 14,195 82,691 394 -174,233 -23,747
CBOT wheat -23,020 -3,131 54,429 4 -43,895 1,825
KCBT wheat 26,136 -322 27,567 -592 -50,315 -2,176
MGEX wheat 3,809 -307 721 96 -5,815 1,524
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Total wheat 6,925 -3,760 82,717 -492 -100,025 1,173
Live cattle 36,026 2,790 51,245 -1,261 -93,360 -478
Feeder cattle -9,007 551 3,610 360 3,912 -233
Lean hogs 34,443 15,797 47,429 131 -67,422 -5,277
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 73,061 2,493 -63,164 3,732 1,419,087 10,148
Soybeans -12,066 -2,229 -24,088 1,067 714,532 19,572
Soymeal 28,631 2,314 22,978 1,157 372,161 11,853
Soyoil 1,005 4,249 15,219 4,909 406,354 14,628
CBOT wheat 19,479 1,580 -6,993 -278 309,429 1,528
KCBT wheat -1,403 2,302 -1,985 788 157,624 1,041
MGEX wheat 2,501 -78 -1,216 -1,235 56,053 -714
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Total wheat 20,577 3,804 -10,194 -725 523,106 1,855
Live cattle 5,630 -799 459 -252 262,262 -512
Feeder cattle 1,009 -340 476 -338 48,359 -617
Lean hogs -7,354 -7,849 -7,096 -2,802 189,802 3,413
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
Corn
Soybeans
Soymeal
Soyoil
CBOT wheat
KCBT wheat
MGEX wheat
Live cattle
Feeder cattle
Lean hogs
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