Jan 21 (Reuters) - Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Jan. 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, trimmed 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 224,828 -15,379 442,156 -3,418 -632,545 24,572
Soybeans 71,317 -13,970 205,264 11,650 -237,855 6,019
Soyoil 11,956 1,515 119,003 -242 -140,432 -761
CBOT wheat -42,144 3,032 137,820 4,533 -86,509 -8,118
KCBT wheat 11,824 -5,347 54,949 1,726 -69,835 4,350
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 326,523 -17,855 291,693 5,590 -630,775 20,808
Soybeans 99,639 -7,241 160,062 10,938 -249,506 2,721
Soymeal 64,743 -8,177 100,120 6,049 -209,131 7,385
Soyoil 58,208 2,302 88,934 363 -147,295 -2,156
CBOT wheat -24,901 2,863 92,388 5,240 -72,881 -9,245
KCBT wheat 36,119 -6,555 26,159 4,390 -59,756 1,998
MGEX wheat 3,857 -1,878 1,977 -357 -11,400 3,249
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Total wheat 15,075 -5,570 120,524 9,273 -144,037 -3,998
Live cattle 62,177 235 82,279 1,834 -152,722 -2,680
Feeder cattle 5,465 -1,004 4,531 495 -2,073 360
Lean hogs 48,795 -10 60,290 889 -99,995 837
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 46,997 -2,767 -34,440 -5,777 1,828,316 -33,213
Soybeans 28,530 -2,720 -38,726 -3,699 841,473 7,505
Soymeal 14,295 -6,566 29,973 1,308 458,623 4,365
Soyoil -9,320 2 9,473 -511 434,799 4,136
CBOT wheat 14,560 589 -9,167 553 468,778 13,184
KCBT wheat -5,584 899 3,062 -731 239,872 -2,898
MGEX wheat 3,040 -772 2,526 -241 71,926 734
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Total wheat 12,016 716 -3,579 -419 780,576 11,020
Live cattle 18,666 1,326 -10,401 -716 377,575 4,584
Feeder cattle 787 158 -8,709 -8 53,133 1,467
Lean hogs 7,166 -1,789 -16,256 73 276,468 8,997
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 318,944 -15,832 302,007 5,557 -644,694 18,589
Soybeans 98,451 -8,827 161,998 9,373 -254,196 3,325
Soymeal 65,033 -7,909 101,137 5,528 -209,110 9,333
Soyoil 56,166 3,447 89,832 378 -149,932 -1,337
CBOT wheat -28,385 2,817 91,094 3,858 -85,934 -10,809
KCBT wheat 35,364 -6,691 26,792 4,196 -62,657 1,429
MGEX wheat 3,852 -1,872 2,264 -368 -13,205 3,269
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Total wheat 10,831 -5,746 120,150 7,686 -161,796 -6,111
Live cattle 58,212 204 82,651 1,953 -140,729 -2,716
Feeder cattle 5,121 -965 4,415 426 -2,103 368
Lean hogs 46,609 -725 59,521 1,319 -92,404 737
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 69,194 -3,522 -45,451 -4,792 1,487,858 -16,376
Soybeans 29,564 -1,430 -35,817 -2,441 692,022 13,409
Soymeal 15,860 -8,372 27,080 1,420 411,123 6,900
Soyoil -4,663 -1,861 8,597 -627 392,795 6,422
CBOT wheat 33,225 3,489 -10,000 645 378,456 9,238
KCBT wheat -1,797 1,480 2,298 -414 212,141 -3,387
MGEX wheat 4,910 -672 2,179 -357 67,923 664
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Total wheat 36,338 4,297 -5,523 -126 658,520 6,515
Live cattle 5,350 1,538 -5,484 -979 328,652 5,990
Feeder cattle -143 140 -7,290 31 44,882 1,112
Lean hogs 1,696 -1,624 -15,422 293 223,277 8,282
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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Soybeans <0#4CFTC005602> <0#3CFTC005602> <0#1CFTC005602>
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KCBT wheat <0#4CFTC001612> <0#3CFTC001612> <0#1CFTC001612>
MGEX wheat <0#3CFTC001626> <0#1CFTC001626>
Live cattle <0#3CFTC057642> <0#1CFTC057642>
Feeder cattle <0#3CFTC061641> <0#1CFTC061641>
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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