Oct 1 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Sept. 28, 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 raised their net long position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 170,126 10,911 380,475 1,912 -485,119 -22,335
Soybeans 9,180 4,616 173,128 3,452 -156,643 -8,220
Soyoil 26,396 12,057 115,676 1,838 -147,827 -16,731
CBOT wheat -37,069 -5,623 137,525 6,043 -93,334 -3,713
KCBT wheat 22,390 9,308 57,283 -4,790 -78,356 -3,165
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 244,741 30,392 227,577 -6,983 -459,488 -18,257
Soybeans 59,311 9,609 100,298 938 -131,442 -8,733
Soymeal -14,964 3,589 82,504 -317 -107,023 -1,123
Soyoil 47,490 8,510 98,821 -5,922 -154,030 -11,176
CBOT wheat -9,815 -4,324 91,132 5,766 -77,529 -3,401
KCBT wheat 46,127 7,093 33,251 -7,051 -71,399 -952
MGEX wheat 14,788 2,116 1,607 -440 -29,675 -2,137
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Total wheat 51,100 4,885 125,990 -1,725 -178,603 -6,490
Live cattle 28,770 -5,934 86,925 -87 -128,085 4,183
Feeder cattle -2,370 -707 3,641 -18 1,765 274
Lean hogs 65,633 9,775 55,879 -857 -121,261 -4,209
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 52,651 -14,662 -65,482 9,511 1,824,772 -805
Soybeans -2,500 -1,967 -25,666 152 871,342 14,207
Soymeal 20,060 348 19,423 -2,498 397,196 -8,869
Soyoil 1,963 5,750 5,755 2,836 438,193 -7,751
CBOT wheat 3,335 -1,335 -7,123 3,294 430,091 -1,176
KCBT wheat -6,661 2,262 -1,317 -1,351 244,526 445
MGEX wheat 6,731 -59 6,551 519 79,382 1,931
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Total wheat 3,405 868 -1,889 2,462 753,999 1,200
Live cattle 22,649 621 -10,259 1,216 350,683 1,900
Feeder cattle 253 -596 -3,289 1,045 48,107 -88
Lean hogs 14,803 -4,116 -15,054 -592 304,877 2,235
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 235,044 35,101 249,442 -5,313 -464,532 -10,763
Soybeans 57,142 11,581 94,276 861 -136,840 -4,066
Soymeal -15,044 3,748 81,450 148 -111,736 1,924
Soyoil 47,624 8,055 98,757 -5,746 -155,037 -7,852
CBOT wheat -12,900 -3,072 92,647 6,951 -81,159 -5,117
KCBT wheat 45,617 6,960 33,407 -6,943 -73,440 -1,192
MGEX wheat 14,683 2,097 1,095 -270 -30,211 -2,021
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Total wheat 47,400 5,985 127,149 -262 -184,810 -8,330
Live cattle 26,898 -5,758 85,864 -304 -119,611 3,460
Feeder cattle -2,199 -649 3,448 -56 1,169 233
Lean hogs 61,599 8,605 54,358 -734 -104,915 -3,158
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 43,502 -22,056 -63,456 3,031 1,394,022 14,252
Soybeans 7,578 -7,915 -22,156 -461 686,272 25,800
Soymeal 28,843 -3,759 16,487 -2,061 362,115 -2,967
Soyoil 3,541 2,573 5,115 2,970 382,917 -1,002
CBOT wheat 9,255 -2,415 -7,843 3,653 358,631 5,080
KCBT wheat -4,075 2,590 -1,509 -1,415 224,674 -791
MGEX wheat 8,295 -316 6,138 510 74,446 1,932
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Total wheat 13,475 -141 -3,214 2,748 657,751 6,221
Live cattle 13,265 1,365 -6,416 1,237 292,077 1,239
Feeder cattle 425 -409 -2,843 881 40,961 -409
Lean hogs 2,424 -4,945 -13,466 232 239,520 2,732
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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