Nov 28 (Reuters) - Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Nov. 22, regulatory data released on Monday showed.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitments of traders report also showed that noncommercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, increased 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 91,410 -12,207 359,660 -1,691 -421,686 5,707
Soybeans 31,201 -13,059 130,764 5,298 -135,127 5,634
Soyoil 62,796 -6,143 105,999 -2,638 -180,916 11,619
CBOT wheat -65,691 -5,201 103,486 -3,571 -35,589 4,840
KCBT wheat 116 -3,549 46,259 -528 -46,205 3,767
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 170,767 -6,065 236,688 -1,483 -420,505 4,123
Soybeans 82,135 -10,830 83,233 1,162 -128,179 6,486
Soymeal 71,815 -3,895 86,650 1,254 -203,318 1,422
Soyoil 100,274 -10,098 83,989 1,469 -197,400 10,150
CBOT wheat -53,402 -6,622 64,050 -2,616 -28,704 4,892
KCBT wheat 17,308 -3,973 33,153 648 -46,875 3,189
MGEX wheat -652 -810 1,691 69 -2,890 -1,210
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Total wheat -36,746 -11,405 98,894 -1,899 -78,469 6,871
Live cattle 62,389 12,228 53,737 411 -122,968 -6,529
Feeder cattle -3,554 3,052 2,733 -502 4,416 -475
Lean hogs 54,277 -1,525 46,225 -55 -81,636 2,867
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 42,434 -4,768 -29,383 8,192 1,766,134 -85,072
Soybeans -10,349 1,055 -26,839 2,127 718,082 6,435
Soymeal 22,453 578 22,401 642 433,521 -7,399
Soyoil 1,017 1,319 12,121 -2,839 520,069 -16,509
CBOT wheat 20,264 415 -2,209 3,931 443,433 -5,019
KCBT wheat -3,415 -174 -171 310 165,174 -8,804
MGEX wheat 2,447 824 -597 1,126 45,442 -3,461
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Total wheat 19,296 1,065 -2,977 5,367 654,049 -17,284
Live cattle 14,886 -985 -8,043 -5,126 354,749 6,605
Feeder cattle -1,337 1,121 -2,260 -3,196 53,996 -7,537
Lean hogs -6,281 -188 -12,584 -1,099 264,489 5,290
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 156,735 -9,112 236,056 -3,181 -451,552 -453
Soybeans 83,836 -11,743 84,211 592 -128,650 4,015
Soymeal 72,032 -4,039 85,410 765 -206,721 2,206
Soyoil 100,902 -10,192 79,899 1,187 -191,126 8,354
CBOT wheat -55,844 -8,222 57,755 -2,227 -27,173 3,499
KCBT wheat 17,311 -3,727 33,639 441 -47,045 3,484
MGEX wheat -652 -810 1,651 57 -2,972 -1,295
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Total wheat -39,185 -12,759 93,045 -1,729 -77,190 5,688
Live cattle 60,850 11,146 52,284 506 -104,948 -3,325
Feeder cattle -4,066 2,526 2,602 -239 3,164 668
Lean hogs 51,747 -1,713 46,859 136 -79,402 -381
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 92,030 4,969 -33,269 7,777 1,362,664 -58,891
Soybeans -13,597 5,178 -25,800 1,958 623,227 7,133
Soymeal 29,038 360 20,241 708 395,596 -4,626
Soyoil -1,381 4,450 11,706 -3,799 450,896 -12,183
CBOT wheat 28,326 3,185 -3,064 3,765 352,395 2,304
KCBT wheat -3,244 -194 -661 -4 147,905 -7,875
MGEX wheat 2,607 905 -634 1,143 43,111 -3,368
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Total wheat 27,689 3,896 -4,359 4,904 543,411 -8,939
Live cattle -5,335 -3,547 -2,851 -4,780 290,325 6,020
Feeder cattle 387 -550 -2,087 -2,405 45,983 -3,586
Lean hogs -8,015 3,686 -11,189 -1,728 198,610 4,574
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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Soybeans <0#4CFTC005602> <0#3CFTC005602> <0#1CFTC005602>
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KCBT wheat <0#4CFTC001612> <0#3CFTC001612> <0#1CFTC001612>
MGEX wheat <0#3CFTC001626> <0#1CFTC001626>
Live cattle <0#3CFTC057642> <0#1CFTC057642>
Feeder cattle <0#3CFTC061641> <0#1CFTC061641>
Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
Additional CFTC data can be found at 0#CFTC or CFTCGUIDE or the CFTC website at
http://www.cftc.gov/marketreports/commitmentsoftraders/index.htm
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