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CFTC Commitment of Traders
Funds were less long than estimated for corn, soybeans and soybean oil. There were no major surprises for the week ending April 19. Keep an eye on Chicago wheat as funds are near flat. At the end of March, they were net long 43,100 contracts.
Reuters table
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 285,977 14,893 486,281 -5,414 -741,241 -15,082
Soybeans 103,552 5,656 211,720 2,806 -290,134 -10,518
Soyoil 64,470 9,314 117,361 -584 -204,499 -10,115
CBOT wheat -38,046 -1,072 160,776 -382 -120,063 1,584
KCBT wheat 16,030 334 63,076 215 -81,471 -716
FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 379,110 9,157 285,998 -78 -735,187 -20,506
Soybeans 179,723 7,852 111,505 -1,350 -280,092 -8,384
Soymeal 99,542 6,131 89,889 -456 -241,081 -6,092
Soyoil 96,088 12,026 84,252 -1,304 -208,219 -9,580
CBOT wheat 14,470 -2,170 68,179 -510 -93,574 1,789
KCBT wheat 49,841 449 25,420 1,432 -73,470 -2,620
MGEX wheat 19,867 1,747 627 -15 -30,314 -2,800
———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———-
Total wheat 84,178 26 94,226 907 -197,358 -3,631
Live cattle 46,807 7,309 74,096 241 -132,822 -4,043
Feeder cattle -4,410 390 5,361 147 2,529 -1,113
Lean hogs 56,507 1,833 54,473 58 -110,663 -3,366
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 101,096 5,823 -31,017 5,604 2,363,241 99,846
Soybeans 14,004 -173 -25,139 2,056 1,005,019 20,608
Soymeal 15,846 314 35,803 104 466,468 5,332
Soyoil 5,213 -2,528 22,666 1,386 471,333 38,336
CBOT wheat 13,591 1,020 -2,666 -129 484,604 -2,217
KCBT wheat -4,156 573 2,366 167 211,504 1,065
MGEX wheat 5,184 631 4,636 436 77,613 1,284
———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———-
Total wheat 14,619 2,224 4,336 474 773,721 132
Live cattle 25,347 -3,239 -13,428 -269 360,036 1,344
Feeder cattle 449 -3 -3,929 579 58,224 -1,664
Lean hogs 5,607 802 -5,924 672 298,882 -20,880
Source: Reuters, CFTC, and FI
Terry Reilly
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