Dec 27 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Dec. 21, regulatory data released on Monday 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 275,014 18,618 427,690 873 -669,819 -21,176
Soybeans 57,244 40,325 175,523 -1,597 -201,150 -45,344
Soyoil -5,128 -3,026 117,846 -1,163 -113,119 6,289
CBOT wheat -28,075 -1,244 116,562 2,384 -81,909 -338
KCBT wheat 29,767 2,492 57,421 -164 -90,300 -2,287
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 360,416 14,436 262,878 -5,243 -662,912 -14,574
Soybeans 72,924 31,949 137,097 -6,520 -206,657 -40,839
Soymeal 50,551 10,017 87,514 114 -192,329 -10,812
Soyoil 39,078 -5,705 94,686 549 -121,619 5,628
CBOT wheat -11,007 -3,703 70,217 2,045 -64,428 414
KCBT wheat 58,807 1,642 25,585 -1,131 -77,272 -2,227
MGEX wheat 13,178 -32 1,159 124 -27,183 153
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Total wheat 60,978 -2,093 96,961 1,038 -168,883 -1,660
Live cattle 68,752 -13,501 81,313 -663 -153,615 11,792
Feeder cattle 387 -4,406 3,542 -18 1,342 1,995
Lean hogs 53,982 5,491 58,173 555 -102,924 -5,498
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 72,503 3,697 -32,885 1,685 1,801,189 44,157
Soybeans 28,252 8,795 -31,619 6,616 789,405 22,220
Soymeal 29,107 1,464 25,157 -782 452,464 17,771
Soyoil -12,548 1,628 402 -2,100 456,215 4,780
CBOT wheat 11,795 2,047 -6,576 -803 444,789 564
KCBT wheat -10,232 1,758 3,112 -41 247,544 8,159
MGEX wheat 7,606 -504 5,239 258 78,648 -489
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Total wheat 9,169 3,301 1,775 -586 770,981 8,234
Live cattle 17,202 -3,132 -13,653 5,506 350,000 -4,886
Feeder cattle 227 527 -5,499 1,901 46,932 47
Lean hogs 7,891 -877 -17,123 328 258,230 -15,257
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 350,903 15,431 270,725 -2,668 -672,005 -16,715
Soybeans 73,952 33,501 137,785 -1,380 -210,137 -43,807
Soymeal 50,641 9,949 89,461 805 -190,940 -8,419
Soyoil 38,452 -6,206 94,720 813 -134,000 4,222
CBOT wheat -12,730 -3,213 72,025 2,285 -73,626 1,266
KCBT wheat 57,939 1,042 26,381 -929 -79,265 -3,184
MGEX wheat 13,102 -30 1,254 157 -28,250 84
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Total wheat 58,311 -2,201 99,660 1,513 -181,141 -1,834
Live cattle 65,326 -13,555 81,394 -814 -139,106 8,812
Feeder cattle -75 -4,504 3,473 -85 1,489 1,798
Lean hogs 52,549 6,613 57,714 2,014 -96,987 -4,216
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 94,417 3,268 -44,040 684 1,485,412 26,123
Soybeans 28,925 6,155 -30,525 5,531 654,460 7,217
Soymeal 29,493 -1,244 21,345 -1,091 400,752 11,481
Soyoil 1,946 3,451 -1,118 -2,280 406,225 457
CBOT wheat 21,862 380 -7,531 -718 357,381 -4,088
KCBT wheat -7,851 3,212 2,796 -141 216,719 1,673
MGEX wheat 8,931 -415 4,963 204 74,243 -643
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Total wheat 22,942 3,177 228 -655 648,343 -3,058
Live cattle 1,030 397 -8,644 5,160 303,122 -5,535
Feeder cattle -346 989 -4,541 1,802 40,076 -872
Lean hogs 2,747 -5,519 -16,023 1,108 211,348 -1,702
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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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