Oct 29 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Oct. 26, 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 trimmed their net short position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 174,704 26,204 390,393 6,706 -514,074 -39,643
Soybeans -3,015 11,931 192,901 16,246 -154,630 -30,993
Soyoil 49,328 -3,496 123,845 3,919 -185,218 -1,512
CBOT wheat -29,226 12,671 122,550 -2,800 -84,376 -9,938
KCBT wheat 26,905 3,923 58,938 1,395 -87,453 -5,744
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 244,790 25,223 224,956 467 -491,827 -39,108
Soybeans 23,911 5,744 143,216 42,134 -157,448 -57,963
Soymeal -15,141 17,018 86,096 -240 -122,972 -19,209
Soyoil 85,631 3,420 100,405 -251 -195,689 -1,202
CBOT wheat -8,619 9,119 79,065 -3,756 -64,123 -8,372
KCBT wheat 52,973 5,584 31,557 -574 -78,970 -5,012
MGEX wheat 16,512 192 1,594 -61 -34,386 -2,565
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Total wheat 60,866 14,895 112,216 -4,391 -177,479 -15,949
Live cattle 42,911 -1,815 84,965 571 -135,330 -242
Feeder cattle -1,426 -1,094 3,875 11 -203 -319
Lean hogs 44,673 -17,727 57,863 1,074 -104,351 11,874
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 73,103 6,684 -51,022 6,733 1,880,818 49,918
Soybeans 25,578 7,269 -35,257 2,815 762,618 -201,165
Soymeal 22,965 -66 29,052 2,497 484,541 -6,282
Soyoil -2,392 -3,056 12,046 1,089 478,248 -3,529
CBOT wheat 2,623 2,941 -8,949 67 495,860 8,800
KCBT wheat -7,170 -425 1,610 426 264,135 1,823
MGEX wheat 9,947 1,736 6,333 697 82,403 254
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Total wheat 5,400 4,252 -1,006 1,190 842,398 10,877
Live cattle 19,037 -2 -11,583 1,489 333,669 10,241
Feeder cattle 959 -48 -3,205 1,451 46,533 2,041
Lean hogs 17,621 3,489 -15,806 1,289 292,455 2,015
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 235,207 23,553 243,818 1,816 -495,877 -35,703
Soybeans 24,760 9,486 139,195 46,321 -149,372 -46,923
Soymeal -14,960 17,362 83,811 57 -132,332 -16,390
Soyoil 84,666 3,672 99,823 -358 -201,647 -3,919
CBOT wheat -11,571 7,927 80,132 -4,953 -71,379 -4,474
KCBT wheat 51,843 5,337 32,548 -142 -80,418 -4,544
MGEX wheat 16,388 222 1,402 22 -35,552 -2,742
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Total wheat 56,660 13,486 114,082 -5,073 -187,349 -11,760
Live cattle 38,286 -2,564 85,615 812 -123,510 1,118
Feeder cattle -1,369 -1,147 3,873 24 -433 -129
Lean hogs 42,015 -17,250 55,694 536 -94,457 9,757
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 72,603 7,228 -55,751 3,106 1,438,930 34,804
Soybeans 18,470 -9,797 -33,053 913 658,960 -91,979
Soymeal 38,379 -3,057 25,102 2,028 441,233 -112
Soyoil 6,060 -31 11,098 636 418,373 2,340
CBOT wheat 12,334 1,402 -9,516 98 405,625 10,676
KCBT wheat -5,282 -1,013 1,309 362 236,941 995
MGEX wheat 11,685 1,678 6,077 820 75,079 -1,104
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Total wheat 18,737 2,067 -2,130 1,280 717,645 10,567
Live cattle 6,692 -949 -7,083 1,583 285,756 8,985
Feeder cattle 663 -33 -2,734 1,285 39,765 1,662
Lean hogs 12,042 6,125 -15,294 832 234,439 -2,824
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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>
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