Jan 28 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Jan. 25, 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 raised their net long position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 276,521 51,693 442,390 234 -681,756 -49,211
Soybeans 89,651 18,334 191,114 -14,149 -243,793 -5,938
Soyoil 27,538 15,582 119,470 468 -158,080 -17,648
CBOT wheat -33,001 9,143 138,222 402 -97,077 -10,568
KCBT wheat 15,775 3,951 56,055 1,104 -72,632 -2,796
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 365,605 39,082 291,383 -310 -678,313 -47,538
Soybeans 114,895 15,255 144,350 -15,711 -257,085 -7,581
Soymeal 64,334 -410 100,095 -26 -204,726 4,405
Soyoil 68,773 10,565 88,119 -815 -167,464 -20,169
CBOT wheat -13,427 11,474 88,186 -4,203 -80,838 -7,957
KCBT wheat 40,634 4,516 25,844 -316 -62,479 -2,724
MGEX wheat 3,340 -516 1,949 -28 -13,326 -1,926
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Total wheat 30,547 15,474 115,979 -4,547 -156,643 -12,607
Live cattle 49,321 -12,855 81,365 -915 -135,998 16,724
Feeder cattle 184 -5,281 4,638 107 645 2,719
Lean hogs 66,907 18,113 60,350 59 -116,933 -16,939
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 58,480 11,482 -37,155 -2,715 1,903,794 75,478
Soybeans 34,813 6,283 -36,972 1,752 883,842 42,369
Soymeal 11,911 -2,384 28,387 -1,585 451,424 -7,199
Soyoil -498 8,821 11,071 1,598 455,930 21,131
CBOT wheat 14,224 -336 -8,145 1,022 498,029 29,251
KCBT wheat -4,800 784 803 -2,259 242,083 2,211
MGEX wheat 3,813 774 4,224 1,697 72,609 682
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Total wheat 13,237 1,222 -3,118 460 812,721 32,144
Live cattle 15,579 -3,087 -10,267 134 386,440 8,865
Feeder cattle 1,100 313 -6,567 2,144 57,392 4,258
Lean hogs 4,610 -2,556 -14,934 1,322 314,486 38,018
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 360,124 41,180 302,876 869 -692,347 -47,653
Soybeans 108,003 9,552 150,856 -11,142 -263,655 -9,459
Soymeal 64,692 -341 100,802 -335 -205,216 3,894
Soyoil 66,878 10,712 89,105 -727 -167,463 -17,531
CBOT wheat -15,190 13,195 86,444 -4,650 -89,969 -4,035
KCBT wheat 39,380 4,016 27,172 380 -61,997 660
MGEX wheat 3,329 -523 2,275 11 -14,803 -1,598
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Total wheat 27,519 16,688 115,891 -4,259 -166,769 -4,973
Live cattle 45,992 -12,220 81,695 -956 -125,105 15,624
Feeder cattle -55 -5,176 4,657 242 115 2,218
Lean hogs 63,963 17,354 60,172 651 -105,069 -12,665
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 78,974 9,780 -49,627 -4,176 1,539,124 51,266
Soybeans 40,869 11,305 -36,073 -256 735,966 43,944
Soymeal 14,326 -1,534 25,396 -1,684 406,335 -4,788
Soyoil 1,594 6,257 9,886 1,289 411,832 19,037
CBOT wheat 26,851 -6,374 -8,136 1,864 390,266 11,810
KCBT wheat -4,465 -2,668 -90 -2,388 211,960 -181
MGEX wheat 5,428 518 3,771 1,592 68,398 475
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Total wheat 27,814 -8,524 -4,455 1,068 670,624 12,104
Live cattle 2,649 -2,701 -5,231 253 335,630 6,978
Feeder cattle 652 795 -5,369 1,921 47,386 2,504
Lean hogs -5,917 -7,613 -13,149 2,273 249,878 26,601
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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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>
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