Dec 17 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Dec. 14, 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 256,397 13,419 426,816 1,035 -648,643 -13,057
Soybeans 16,920 3,420 177,120 -6,135 -155,806 2,032
Soyoil -2,102 -19,571 119,009 -1,633 -119,410 22,996
CBOT wheat -26,832 -5,455 114,177 -2,501 -81,571 7,032
KCBT wheat 27,276 -1,902 57,586 -1,260 -88,013 3,259
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 345,980 13,480 268,121 27 -648,338 -13,337
Soybeans 40,975 3,093 143,619 -2,503 -165,817 2,765
Soymeal 40,534 12,636 87,400 -1,851 -181,517 -21,056
Soyoil 44,783 -14,045 94,136 -1,683 -127,247 23,720
CBOT wheat -7,303 -8,024 68,172 452 -64,841 5,714
KCBT wheat 57,164 -2,411 26,717 -1,439 -75,045 4,300
MGEX wheat 13,210 666 1,035 -21 -27,335 311
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Total wheat 63,071 -9,769 95,924 -1,008 -167,221 10,325
Live cattle 82,254 2,404 81,977 147 -165,407 -2,274
Feeder cattle 4,793 -204 3,559 -13 -653 281
Lean hogs 48,492 1,287 57,617 -648 -97,425 -1,370
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 68,806 1,226 -34,569 -1,396 1,757,032 32,849
Soybeans 19,457 -4,041 -38,234 685 767,185 -24,394
Soymeal 27,644 9,074 25,939 1,197 434,693 16,542
Soyoil -14,175 -6,199 2,502 -1,793 451,435 25,974
CBOT wheat 9,747 935 -5,774 923 444,225 3,494
KCBT wheat -11,989 -355 3,153 -97 239,385 -8,131
MGEX wheat 8,110 123 4,980 -1,079 79,137 -446
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Total wheat 5,868 703 2,359 -253 762,747 -5,083
Live cattle 20,335 100 -19,158 -377 354,885 4,725
Feeder cattle -300 202 -7,400 -265 46,885 -299
Lean hogs 8,768 825 -17,452 -93 273,487 -12,297
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 335,472 14,585 273,393 140 -655,290 -14,164
Soybeans 40,451 3,956 139,165 -2,536 -166,330 -1,885
Soymeal 40,692 12,695 88,656 -701 -182,521 -18,823
Soyoil 44,658 -13,655 93,907 -1,441 -138,222 22,627
CBOT wheat -9,517 -8,363 69,740 -277 -74,892 3,511
KCBT wheat 56,897 -2,353 27,310 -1,376 -76,081 4,833
MGEX wheat 13,132 686 1,097 0 -28,334 233
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Total wheat 60,512 -10,030 98,147 -1,653 -179,307 8,577
Live cattle 78,881 2,449 82,208 79 -147,918 -1,794
Feeder cattle 4,429 -213 3,558 -15 -309 347
Lean hogs 45,936 1,604 55,700 -431 -92,771 -1,544
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 91,149 1,222 -44,724 -1,783 1,459,289 28,888
Soybeans 22,770 -389 -36,056 854 647,243 -24,873
Soymeal 30,737 6,091 22,436 738 389,271 7,645
Soyoil -1,505 -5,637 1,162 -1,894 405,768 20,812
CBOT wheat 21,482 4,661 -6,813 468 361,469 2,283
KCBT wheat -11,063 -916 2,937 -188 215,046 -6,785
MGEX wheat 9,346 90 4,759 -1,009 74,886 -230
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Total wheat 19,765 3,835 883 -729 651,401 -4,732
Live cattle 633 -458 -13,804 -276 308,657 2,966
Feeder cattle -1,335 84 -6,343 -203 40,948 -531
Lean hogs 8,266 301 -17,131 70 213,050 -10,721
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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