Nov 19 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Nov. 16, 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 250,399 18,303 409,407 3,910 -607,947 -21,934
Soybeans -3,737 12,701 196,671 2,046 -149,448 -10,175
Soyoil 30,280 -3,800 125,581 1,367 -165,393 -599
CBOT wheat -8,270 10,629 123,644 7,016 -106,928 -14,606
KCBT wheat 29,267 2,165 61,012 -458 -94,150 -4,395
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 341,135 21,526 231,339 -2,168 -588,039 -19,474
Soybeans 29,488 17,351 145,419 -3,321 -155,711 -8,949
Soymeal 37,488 28,189 86,940 -1,807 -180,548 -29,959
Soyoil 76,212 3,606 99,313 -1,040 -173,901 730
CBOT wheat 15,258 11,931 69,991 4,439 -85,245 -14,724
KCBT wheat 60,560 3,178 30,474 -2,578 -84,231 -1,517
MGEX wheat 14,963 -1,533 1,164 -31 -33,338 1,019
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Total wheat 90,781 13,576 101,629 1,830 -202,814 -15,222
Live cattle 52,010 3,937 83,643 -223 -139,926 -2,005
Feeder cattle -4,551 -726 4,183 291 2,573 191
Lean hogs 46,872 6,456 59,084 -495 -97,034 -2,878
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 67,423 395 -51,858 -279 2,075,468 73,356
Soybeans 24,289 -510 -43,487 -4,572 785,185 19,618
Soymeal 26,872 2,401 29,247 1,175 519,884 20,712
Soyoil -11,157 -6,330 9,533 3,033 495,844 10,988
CBOT wheat 8,442 1,392 -8,446 -3,038 565,036 41,777
KCBT wheat -10,674 -1,772 3,871 2,689 273,576 8,616
MGEX wheat 10,188 222 7,022 323 82,158 -2,284
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Total wheat 7,956 -158 2,447 -26 920,770 48,109
Live cattle 17,979 -548 -13,705 -1,162 350,878 7,898
Feeder cattle -282 -310 -1,925 554 49,179 2,247
Lean hogs 7,289 -3,474 -16,211 391 286,158 -406
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 335,273 23,636 251,197 -1,272 -591,869 -18,523
Soybeans 29,539 20,317 141,409 -1,024 -146,336 -12,988
Soymeal 37,555 28,459 86,195 -1,317 -186,061 -27,902
Soyoil 76,118 3,356 99,408 -1,012 -186,558 -1,828
CBOT wheat 16,247 14,521 64,693 -1,651 -92,692 -12,939
KCBT wheat 59,472 3,410 31,017 -3,038 -85,377 -1,119
MGEX wheat 14,943 -1,481 1,004 -35 -34,069 1,193
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Total wheat 90,662 16,450 96,714 -4,724 -212,138 -12,865
Live cattle 48,075 4,377 83,869 -170 -126,903 -1,590
Feeder cattle -4,483 -775 4,159 352 1,904 92
Lean hogs 43,163 5,919 57,469 -111 -89,098 -2,751
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 63,913 252 -58,514 -4,093 1,598,926 58,195
Soybeans 17,378 -984 -41,990 -5,321 662,972 18,655
Soymeal 36,434 -105 25,877 865 459,356 8,207
Soyoil 2,448 -3,502 8,584 2,986 429,487 5,605
CBOT wheat 20,514 3,037 -8,762 -2,968 427,786 22,348
KCBT wheat -8,982 -2,214 3,870 2,961 237,136 3,647
MGEX wheat 11,464 -38 6,658 361 75,836 -1,586
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Total wheat 22,996 785 1,766 354 740,758 24,409
Live cattle 4,151 -1,354 -9,192 -1,263 300,568 7,763
Feeder cattle 113 -146 -1,693 477 41,680 1,235
Lean hogs 3,601 -4,092 -15,135 1,035 226,170 -632
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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>
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Feeder cattle <0#3CFTC061641> <0#1CFTC061641>
Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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