By Karen Braun
FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 11 (Reuters) – Speculators have been bullish Chicago corn for the reason that finish of August, the longest such streak in a number of years, however higher climate for the U.S. corn crop and demand uncertainty have lately invited a couple of bears to the desk.
Cash managers diminished their internet lengthy place in CBOT corn futures and choices to 219,371 contracts via July 6 from 245,434 per week earlier. That’s primarily based on knowledge launched on Friday by the U.S. Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee. (https://tmsnrt.rs/3k34VB2)
That’s funds’ least optimistic corn view since October. They’ve been hesitant in current months to put quick bets in corn, however cash managers added practically 18,000 gross shorts within the week ended July 6, essentially the most for any week in practically a yr. Nevertheless, corn shorts stay at traditionally mild ranges.
The U.S. Division of Agriculture printed its June acreage survey throughout the four-day buying and selling week ended July 6, and that report is thought to trigger excessive volatility. Lighter-than-expected U.S. corn plantings induced corn futures Cv1 to leap the each day restrict, although costs have been limit-down on July 6 with a wetter forecast.
Via Friday, CBOT corn futures had fallen 12% on the month as climate outlooks continued to point out ample rains for a lot of the U.S. Corn Belt. China has been quiet on the U.S. export entrance and merchants worry that the nation’s import demand won’t meet excessive expectations, particularly with a robust harvest outlook.
Commerce estimates peg commodity funds as sellers of 22,500 corn futures over the past three periods however patrons of 14,000 soybean futures. In that very same interval, November soybean futures SX1 gained greater than 6% on December corn CZ1. November soybeans are down 5% on the month.
Funds have been comparatively heavy sellers of soybeans within the final two months, however the slight decline in U.S. plantings versus March intentions retains stress on an already-tight stability sheet. Via July 6, cash managers added practically 6,000 soy futures and choices contracts to their internet lengthy, which rose to 82,180 contracts. (https://tmsnrt.rs/3AImufH)
Soybean oil futures BOv1 are 17% off final month’s all-time highs, although the contract jumped 3% on Friday together with different international vegoils and stays close to hardly ever seen ranges. Cash managers saved their internet lengthy unchanged via July 6 at 48,174 futures and choices contracts, however they’ve bought no less than 38,000 for the reason that early June excessive.
Soybean meal was the only grain or oilseed contract that rose within the week ended July 6, and cash managers elevated their internet lengthy to 20,964 futures and choices contracts from 15,813 per week earlier. Most-active futures dropped 1% within the final three periods.
Chicago wheat is the one grain or oilseed during which speculators maintain bearish views. Via July 6, cash managers flipped to a internet in need of 13,617 futures and choices contracts from a internet lengthy of 774 within the prior week. Much like corn, final week’s wheat transfer resulted predominantly from the addition of shorts.
The seasonal tendency in grains and oilseeds is that open curiosity falls sharply on the finish of June, although CBOT wheat open curiosity has dropped to the bottom level since September 2009. Corn open curiosity is a bit above common for the time of yr and for soybeans it’s nearer to common.
Kansas Metropolis wheat KWU1 plunged practically 7% via July 6, however cash managers diminished their internet lengthy by fewer than 2,000 contracts to 20,880 futures and choices contracts. They diminished their internet lengthy in Minneapolis wheat for a 3rd consecutive week, to eight,826 contracts from 9,969 per week earlier than.
Graphic- Managed cash internet place in CBOT corn futures and optionshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3k34VB2
Graphic- Managed cash internet place in CBOT soybean futures and optionshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AImufH
(Modifying by Matthew Lewis)
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