July 21 (Reuters) - Large speculators increased their net short position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to July 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, increased their net short position in CBOT wheat and raised their net long position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn -90,637 -4,841 305,603 19,100 -162,096 -14,438
Soybeans 61,112 16,258 148,292 5,140 -184,662 -10,370
Soyoil 7,914 -6,840 115,426 1,222 -131,187 6,088
CBOT wheat -62,132 -2,209 86,508 -71 -20,736 1,441
KCBT wheat -6,352 -1,462 44,698 -352 -35,506 2,028
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn -46,926 16,125 219,151 -2,121 -173,849 -13,315
Soybeans 95,814 13,067 71,424 -27 -153,960 -7,673
Soymeal 58,949 4,750 89,087 -1,022 -202,050 -4,225
Soyoil 44,914 -4,657 104,574 -550 -157,412 6,378
CBOT wheat -54,418 -2,289 70,173 197 -23,436 -136
KCBT wheat 12,650 -1,933 32,501 760 -37,265 1,904
MGEX wheat 6,587 2,354 917 30 -10,973 -3,829
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Total wheat -35,181 -1,868 103,591 987 -71,674 -2,061
Live cattle 114,630 -3,078 50,301 328 -168,273 3,649
Feeder cattle 16,476 -221 692 61 -3,920 563
Lean hogs 27,932 2,918 39,870 -2,258 -69,856 874
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 54,493 -869 -52,870 179 1,795,710 41,677
Soybeans 11,464 5,663 -24,743 -11,028 864,390 52,598
Soymeal 30,565 -4,893 23,450 5,390 541,989 16,663
Soyoil 77 -701 7,847 -471 605,479 1,712
CBOT wheat 11,320 1,389 -3,639 840 374,014 11,861
KCBT wheat -5,047 -516 -2,840 -215 181,494 12,478
MGEX wheat 2,374 436 1,094 1,009 54,690 4,621
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Total wheat 8,647 1,309 -5,385 1,634 610,198 28,960
Live cattle 25,696 284 -22,355 -1,185 442,818 6,513
Feeder cattle -709 -19 -12,540 -384 80,242 1,207
Lean hogs 5,374 -1,171 -3,319 -363 308,944 7,523
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn -46,150 10,017 203,135 1,150 -171,867 -5,097
Soybeans 94,970 10,726 75,310 1,202 -156,773 -5,485
Soymeal 57,801 3,788 89,361 -426 -205,997 -1,059
Soyoil 46,702 -4,636 104,253 -320 -154,113 7,602
CBOT wheat -57,009 -2,600 68,283 -296 -25,248 -2,175
KCBT wheat 13,332 -1,836 32,297 740 -37,877 1,582
MGEX wheat 6,462 2,264 890 -17 -11,019 -3,710
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Total wheat -37,215 -2,172 101,470 427 -74,144 -4,303
Live cattle 113,815 -3,330 48,953 347 -138,587 4,487
Feeder cattle 16,013 252 149 14 -1,677 808
Lean hogs 26,186 374 43,102 -1,800 -38,640 1,995
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 66,020 2,042 -51,138 -8,112 1,285,176 43,236
Soybeans 12,313 5,694 -25,820 -12,137 659,917 37,408
Soymeal 39,450 -6,358 19,385 4,055 484,930 6,073
Soyoil -5,075 -1,956 8,233 -690 496,863 4,554
CBOT wheat 18,306 4,308 -4,332 763 303,407 6,261
KCBT wheat -4,723 -281 -3,029 -205 167,183 11,609
MGEX wheat 2,786 547 881 916 50,900 4,662
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Total wheat 16,369 4,574 -6,480 1,474 521,490 22,532
Live cattle -8,971 -327 -15,210 -1,177 352,824 3,652
Feeder cattle -4,954 -546 -9,531 -528 61,526 1,370
Lean hogs -30,247 254 -401 -823 205,422 7,595
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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MGEX wheat <0#3CFTC001626> <0#1CFTC001626>
Live cattle <0#3CFTC057642> <0#1CFTC057642>
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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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