Sept 10 (Reuters) - Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Sept. 7, 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 156,763 -22,981 391,529 -11,554 -464,922 36,852
Soybeans 15,617 -1,393 172,016 -3,021 -159,399 6,815
Soyoil 24,869 -697 113,063 -4,362 -145,583 2,190
CBOT wheat -18,063 -710 134,331 -5,510 -106,965 6,195
KCBT wheat 16,333 -3,630 64,489 -2,189 -82,752 5,139
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 215,172 -43,612 240,692 1,832 -442,585 32,898
Soybeans 57,516 -11,625 105,572 3,293 -137,158 6,235
Soymeal -7,762 -19,618 84,801 -1,620 -111,225 22,848
Soyoil 53,080 -2,225 101,046 -1,458 -155,600 3,948
CBOT wheat 5,167 -6,204 75,920 7,033 -83,947 -1,150
KCBT wheat 41,235 -6,470 40,431 1,461 -76,721 4,393
MGEX wheat 15,647 -69 1,778 -588 -29,527 -395
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Total wheat 62,049 -12,743 118,129 7,906 -190,195 2,848
Live cattle 67,593 -16,053 86,905 585 -161,029 14,377
Feeder cattle 7,298 -4,964 3,874 -274 -1,655 1,001
Lean hogs 84,399 1,010 59,414 -503 -137,493 -423
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 70,093 11,200 -83,371 -2,317 1,824,181 18,135
Soybeans 2,304 4,496 -28,234 -2,399 852,228 -1,171
Soymeal 14,403 -2,082 19,782 473 398,937 14,658
Soyoil -6,178 -3,132 7,651 2,869 460,098 -10,278
CBOT wheat 12,165 296 -9,303 24 443,677 -2,989
KCBT wheat -6,874 -64 1,929 681 256,768 6,024
MGEX wheat 4,394 1,923 7,708 -871 75,202 1,648
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Total wheat 9,685 2,155 334 -166 775,647 4,683
Live cattle 21,804 -2,829 -15,273 3,919 366,124 1,722
Feeder cattle -507 1,458 -9,009 2,778 51,667 -2,819
Lean hogs 11,423 719 -17,744 -804 328,973 1,729
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 202,202 -43,548 259,027 -856 -457,266 34,478
Soybeans 54,300 -11,517 100,292 2,743 -145,127 10,618
Soymeal -7,647 -19,625 83,193 -2,135 -118,968 22,638
Soyoil 53,803 -1,643 101,865 -1,520 -158,745 4,148
CBOT wheat 2,292 -5,659 77,722 6,999 -85,541 -1,875
KCBT wheat 40,408 -6,526 40,916 1,482 -78,316 4,325
MGEX wheat 15,520 -118 1,204 -655 -29,570 -303
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Total wheat 58,220 -12,303 119,842 7,826 -193,427 2,147
Live cattle 65,040 -15,167 86,356 343 -148,429 11,713
Feeder cattle 7,158 -4,733 3,785 -253 -1,435 851
Lean hogs 82,151 961 58,614 -452 -119,070 -571
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 65,575 7,153 -69,538 2,773 1,381,035 6,381
Soybeans 15,937 619 -25,402 -2,463 663,939 -5,266
Soymeal 27,492 -1,038 15,930 160 359,333 9,658
Soyoil -4,255 -3,582 7,332 2,597 400,430 -10,203
CBOT wheat 15,248 394 -9,721 141 369,310 -5,618
KCBT wheat -4,809 70 1,801 649 237,015 5,386
MGEX wheat 5,638 2,016 7,208 -940 70,697 1,466
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Total wheat 16,077 2,480 -712 -150 677,022 1,234
Live cattle 7,459 101 -10,426 3,010 312,252 -2,957
Feeder cattle -1,906 1,731 -7,602 2,404 45,721 -3,752
Lean hogs -5,796 908 -15,899 -846 269,540 1,203
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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MGEX wheat <0#3CFTC001626> <0#1CFTC001626>
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Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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