Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Jan. 24, 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, 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 122,686 8,821 355,342 3,024 -401,504 7,019
Soybeans 104,739 -26,025 128,588 5,544 -190,859 21,353
Soyoil 6,779 -20,786 96,250 2,583 -109,255 24,142
CBOT wheat -84,237 -9,968 98,587 1,866 -13,738 6,952
KCBT wheat -19,434 962 45,231 -649 -22,883 62
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 201,797 9,660 214,799 1,166 -395,931 5,044
Soybeans 146,261 -22,036 71,367 4,163 -179,807 19,050
Soymeal 135,503 -15,436 74,214 4,207 -242,432 12,435
Soyoil 35,961 -18,047 95,616 6,260 -135,622 21,818
CBOT wheat -73,933 -8,843 65,094 76 -10,617 6,926
KCBT wheat -6,832 459 34,649 -372 -23,157 507
MGEX wheat -2,911 -135 1,496 -78 114 313
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Total wheat -83,676 -8,519 101,239 -374 -33,660 7,746
Live cattle 76,857 -7,815 44,559 -1,726 -120,869 7,409
Feeder cattle -5,549 402 2,975 -418 5,739 -223
Lean hogs -3,672 -14,334 47,290 -320 -38,451 13,053
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 55,860 2,995 -76,524 -18,865 1,587,621 35,610
Soybeans 4,647 -305 -42,469 -872 797,356 25,455
Soymeal 13,563 -513 19,153 -694 470,373 6,497
Soyoil -2,183 -4,091 6,227 -5,940 442,965 30,234
CBOT wheat 20,069 692 -612 1,150 419,670 14,005
KCBT wheat -1,745 -221 -2,914 -373 196,188 12,080
MGEX wheat 1,819 -463 -519 363 58,616 387
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Total wheat 20,143 8 -4,045 1,140 674,474 26,472
Live cattle 7,419 -978 -7,966 3,110 380,416 2,698
Feeder cattle -1,634 -12 -1,533 252 63,143 947
Lean hogs -5,006 -1,558 -162 3,158 283,534 13,758
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 203,506 4,641 212,843 -1,224 -418,505 9,360
Soybeans 147,638 -20,742 72,240 3,575 -190,185 9,270
Soymeal 136,724 -15,679 75,118 4,172 -244,126 12,953
Soyoil 32,646 -17,381 94,325 5,924 -138,839 20,639
CBOT wheat -73,802 -9,161 63,319 149 -12,896 5,013
KCBT wheat -7,826 47 34,326 -383 -23,156 235
MGEX wheat -2,911 -135 1,496 -78 -59 237
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Total wheat -84,539 -9,249 99,141 -312 -36,111 5,485
Live cattle 75,165 -9,456 43,183 -1,264 -106,006 6,150
Feeder cattle -5,900 468 2,579 -397 4,500 58
Lean hogs -5,240 -14,130 47,279 -426 -47,961 10,683
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 73,863 855 -71,707 -13,632 1,274,410 23,377
Soybeans 7,584 6,899 -37,277 998 667,416 16,088
Soymeal 13,061 -886 19,223 -560 419,769 5,649
Soyoil 6,604 -2,864 5,264 -6,318 401,771 25,781
CBOT wheat 25,482 2,855 -2,103 1,144 350,331 9,501
KCBT wheat -462 396 -2,882 -295 179,845 10,760
MGEX wheat 2,095 -393 -621 369 56,945 305
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Total wheat 27,115 2,858 -5,606 1,218 587,121 20,566
Live cattle -8,937 1,541 -3,405 3,029 316,580 1,178
Feeder cattle 62 -444 -1,241 315 50,623 959
Lean hogs 8,406 1,389 -2,484 2,484 207,111 7,416
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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
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