Speculators elevate corn web lengthy position-CFTC

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Speculators elevate corn web lengthy position-CFTC


    Aug 20 (Reuters) - Giant speculators raised their web lengthy place in Chicago Board of Commerce corn futures within the week to Aug. 17, regulatory information launched on Friday confirmed.
The Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee's weekly commitments of merchants report additionally confirmed that noncommercial merchants, a class that features hedge funds, trimmed their web quick place in CBOT wheat and minimize their web lengthy place in soybeans.

 SUPPLEMENTAL      Non-Comm               Indexes                  Comm
                        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg
 Corn               199,042     25,386    414,310     -6,186   -536,388    -15,411
 Soybeans            31,982     -1,150    179,334      7,583   -196,125     -6,867
 Soyoil              33,099      3,552    118,530      1,672   -158,489     -5,751
 CBOT wheat          -6,298      4,582    140,065        809   -123,175     -6,961
 KCBT wheat          21,821        -50     67,796        104    -91,650     -2,428
 =================================================================================

 FUTURES + OPTS     Managed                 Swaps              Producer
                        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg
 Corn               278,911     24,867    227,214     -4,808   -502,858    -16,397
 Soybeans            97,179      5,532     89,740      3,232   -170,222     -4,418
 Soymeal             27,740      2,514     86,003       -748   -158,836     -5,287
 Soyoil              69,095      5,553    103,656      2,527   -171,996     -6,653
 CBOT wheat          24,185      5,058     59,099      1,663    -88,980     -5,222
 KCBT wheat          46,548      1,784     41,435     -3,854    -85,848        -34
 MGEX wheat          15,028      3,097      3,114         91    -31,378     -2,421
                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Whole wheat         85,761      9,939    103,648     -2,100   -206,206     -7,677

 Stay cattle         70,773      1,960     84,263        -77   -161,678        819
 Feeder cattle       10,772        285      4,796       -405     -1,684       -359
 Lean hogs           77,020        165     59,896     -1,092   -135,687      3,216

                      Different             NonReport                  Open
                        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg   Curiosity        Chg
 Corn                73,697        127    -76,965     -3,789  1,989,268     15,611
 Soybeans            -1,506     -4,781    -15,190        435    878,154      4,306
 Soymeal             18,125        679     26,968      2,842    407,639      5,279
 Soyoil              -7,615     -1,954      6,861        527    502,103        179
 CBOT wheat          16,288     -3,067    -10,591      1,569    494,409     18,049
 KCBT wheat          -4,168       -269      2,033      2,373    256,929      3,301
 MGEX wheat           2,710       -145     10,526       -624     84,752     -1,173
                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Whole wheat         14,830     -3,481      1,968      3,318    836,090     20,177

 Stay cattle         25,930       -495    -19,288     -2,207    328,441      2,418
 Feeder cattle       -1,379       -334    -12,505        812     56,597       -520
 Lean hogs           14,471     -2,307    -15,700         19    321,901    -19,377
 =================================================================================

 FUTURES ONLY       Managed                 Swaps              Producer
                        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg
 Corn               269,082     22,611    249,321     -2,995   -520,314    -17,698
 Soybeans            93,706      6,798     86,029      3,073   -186,622      2,820
 Soymeal             27,706      2,476     85,483       -495   -163,283     -4,361
 Soyoil              69,439      5,359    104,929      1,991   -175,814     -3,282
 CBOT wheat          22,093      5,188     56,973      1,222    -93,061     -5,849
 KCBT wheat          45,573      1,859     42,512     -2,983    -86,048       -630
 MGEX wheat          15,028      3,097      3,262        107    -31,492     -2,689
                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Whole wheat         82,694     10,144    102,747     -1,654   -210,601     -9,168

 Stay cattle         66,415      2,056     84,320       -230   -147,803       -369
 Feeder cattle       10,361        321      4,807       -329     -1,019       -456
 Lean hogs           74,727        667     59,436     -1,601   -119,013      5,746

                      Different             NonReport                  Open
                        Internet        Chg        Internet        Chg   Curiosity        Chg
 Corn                76,764      1,676    -74,853     -3,594  1,435,341     11,220
 Soybeans            22,698    -12,790    -15,811         99    665,803      5,796
 Soymeal             27,241       -387     22,853      2,767    367,632      4,991
 Soyoil              -4,873     -4,177      6,319        109    436,726      1,240
 CBOT wheat          24,701     -2,026    -10,706      1,465    390,322      7,363
 KCBT wheat          -3,940       -945      1,903      2,699    229,763     -1,074
 MGEX wheat           3,207         34      9,995       -549     77,366     -1,135
                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Whole wheat         23,968     -2,937      1,192      3,615    697,451      5,154

 Stay cattle         11,370        653    -14,302     -2,110    286,144        308
 Feeder cattle       -3,579       -299    -10,570        763     49,341       -588
 Lean hogs           -1,002     -5,030    -14,148        218    266,765     -5,434
 =================================================================================

                        SUPPLEMENTAL        FUTURES + OPTS        FUTURES ONLY
 Corn                 <0#4CFTC002602>     <0#3CFTC002602>     <0#1CFTC002602>
 Soybeans             <0#4CFTC005602>     <0#3CFTC005602>     <0#1CFTC005602>
 Soymeal                                  <0#3CFTC026603>     <0#1CFTC026603>
 Soyoil               <0#4CFTC007601>     <0#3CFTC007601>     <0#1CFTC007601>
 CBOT wheat           <0#4CFTC001602>     <0#3CFTC001602>     <0#1CFTC001602>
 KCBT wheat           <0#4CFTC001612>     <0#3CFTC001612>     <0#1CFTC001612>
 MGEX wheat                               <0#3CFTC001626>     <0#1CFTC001626> 

 Stay cattle                              <0#3CFTC057642>     <0#1CFTC057642>
 Feeder cattle                            <0#3CFTC061641>     <0#1CFTC061641>
 Lean hogs                                <0#3CFTC054642>     <0#1CFTC054642>

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