Sept 17 (Reuters) - Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Sept. 14, 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 153,950 -2,814 381,464 -10,067 -460,241 4,682
Soybeans 14,839 -779 168,789 -3,227 -160,029 -630
Soyoil 21,519 -3,350 114,194 1,130 -140,973 4,610
CBOT wheat -28,251 -10,189 131,470 -2,860 -91,413 15,551
KCBT wheat 12,855 -3,479 63,323 -1,168 -77,231 5,520
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 212,229 -2,943 234,545 -6,146 -436,926 5,659
Soybeans 55,380 -2,136 102,068 -3,505 -135,330 1,828
Soymeal -16,332 -8,570 84,561 -241 -104,543 6,682
Soyoil 47,094 -5,986 103,557 2,510 -151,965 3,634
CBOT wheat -6,005 -11,171 82,641 6,721 -73,023 10,925
KCBT wheat 37,646 -3,589 40,396 -35 -71,577 5,144
MGEX wheat 12,930 -2,717 1,696 -82 -27,352 2,174
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Total wheat 44,571 -17,477 124,733 6,604 -171,952 18,243
Live cattle 46,043 -21,550 86,841 -63 -140,661 20,367
Feeder cattle 1,041 -6,257 3,846 -28 291 1,946
Lean hogs 63,921 -20,479 58,818 -596 -124,823 12,670
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 65,325 -4,768 -75,173 8,199 1,819,484 -4,697
Soybeans 1,480 -823 -23,598 4,636 845,260 -6,968
Soymeal 16,349 1,945 19,966 184 401,560 2,624
Soyoil -3,946 2,232 5,261 -2,390 445,998 -14,100
CBOT wheat 8,193 -3,972 -11,805 -2,502 434,267 -9,410
KCBT wheat -7,520 -646 1,055 -874 243,759 -13,009
MGEX wheat 6,061 1,668 6,666 -1,043 77,523 2,320
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Total wheat 6,734 -2,950 -4,084 -4,419 755,549 -20,099
Live cattle 20,633 -1,171 -12,856 2,416 348,580 -17,544
Feeder cattle 338 846 -5,517 3,492 46,860 -4,807
Lean hogs 18,062 6,639 -15,978 1,766 315,769 -13,204
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 197,757 -4,445 255,695 -3,332 -447,021 10,245
Soybeans 50,444 -3,856 96,676 -3,616 -142,278 2,849
Soymeal -16,505 -8,858 82,999 -194 -112,463 6,505
Soyoil 47,878 -5,925 103,832 1,967 -156,513 2,232
CBOT wheat -10,131 -12,423 83,655 5,933 -75,586 9,955
KCBT wheat 36,909 -3,499 40,573 -343 -73,688 4,628
MGEX wheat 12,844 -2,676 1,110 -94 -27,888 1,682
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Total wheat 39,622 -18,598 125,338 5,496 -177,162 16,265
Live cattle 43,338 -21,702 86,424 68 -130,449 17,980
Feeder cattle 1,095 -6,063 3,750 -35 12 1,447
Lean hogs 61,136 -21,015 56,969 -1,645 -109,038 10,032
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 60,877 -4,698 -67,308 2,230 1,380,464 -571
Soybeans 15,311 -626 -20,153 5,249 654,989 -8,950
Soymeal 29,468 1,976 16,501 571 361,685 2,352
Soyoil 238 4,493 4,565 -2,767 384,148 -16,282
CBOT wheat 14,705 -543 -12,643 -2,922 359,608 -9,702
KCBT wheat -4,661 148 867 -934 223,846 -13,169
MGEX wheat 7,700 2,062 6,234 -974 73,009 2,312
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Total wheat 17,744 1,667 -5,542 -4,830 656,463 -20,559
Live cattle 9,817 2,358 -9,130 1,296 294,395 -17,857
Feeder cattle -208 1,698 -4,649 2,953 40,560 -5,161
Lean hogs 6,098 11,894 -15,165 734 249,424 -20,116
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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