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CFTC Commitment of Traders
Funds and commercials changed their tune for the week ending December 13, exception soybean oil and wheat. There were no major surprises to the fund positions. For soybeans, traditional funds were a little more long than expected and Chicago wheat 11,000 contracts more short than what the trade estimated.
Reuters table
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 53,133 20,369 346,837 -11,666 -365,732 -12,867
Soybeans 77,962 24,279 124,630 4,607 -169,282 -27,166
Soyoil 18,835 -14,031 98,911 -365 -130,984 14,068
CBOT wheat -71,197 574 98,062 -1,764 -25,284 1,223
KCBT wheat -9,888 401 46,317 -169 -35,497 -1,772
FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 127,106 6,892 229,535 -7,096 -367,770 -11,156
Soybeans 119,580 20,126 76,275 4,591 -160,124 -26,963
Soymeal 114,486 15,977 78,699 -1,830 -231,434 -10,418
Soyoil 53,349 -9,235 84,357 3,923 -150,651 10,360
CBOT wheat -63,004 378 64,729 823 -20,231 220
KCBT wheat 8,540 -1,191 34,736 -372 -36,776 -1,366
MGEX wheat -3,922 -874 1,761 2 1,521 460
———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———-
Total wheat -58,386 -1,687 101,226 453 -55,486 -686
Live cattle 66,919 7,602 53,186 -2,026 -122,356 -4,293
Feeder cattle -747 2,499 2,733 -126 4,020 -1,092
Lean hogs 40,116 -9,638 46,853 2,051 -68,702 5,212
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 45,369 7,195 -34,239 4,165 1,457,563 -28,616
Soybeans -2,421 3,967 -33,310 -1,720 744,707 25,365
Soymeal 19,286 -1,645 18,961 -2,084 438,398 11,245
Soyoil -292 -5,377 13,237 329 464,030 -21,520
CBOT wheat 20,088 -1,388 -1,582 -33 405,051 346
KCBT wheat -5,567 1,389 -933 1,540 165,081 5,221
MGEX wheat 2,651 272 -2,011 140 49,229 1,192
———- ———- ———- ———- ———- ———-
Total wheat 17,172 273 -4,526 1,647 619,361 6,759
Live cattle 10,570 -1,268 -8,319 -16 354,855 8,184
Feeder cattle -1,978 -760 -4,028 -523 57,281 372
Lean hogs -8,164 1,732 -10,104 643 256,091 -6,516
Terry Reilly
Senior Commodity Analyst – Grain and Oilseeds
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