Sept 24 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Sept. 21, 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 cut their net long position in soybeans.
SUPPLEMENTAL Non-Comm Indexes Comm
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 159,214 5,265 378,562 -2,901 -462,784 -2,543
Soybeans 4,564 -10,275 169,675 887 -148,422 11,607
Soyoil 14,340 -7,179 113,838 -356 -131,097 9,878
CBOT wheat -31,445 -3,194 131,482 12 -89,620 1,794
KCBT wheat 13,083 229 62,074 -1,248 -75,190 2,042
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FUTURES + OPTS Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 214,350 2,121 234,560 15 -441,231 -4,305
Soybeans 49,701 -5,679 99,360 -2,708 -122,711 12,619
Soymeal -18,553 -2,221 82,821 -1,739 -105,901 -1,356
Soyoil 38,980 -8,114 104,742 1,186 -142,854 9,111
CBOT wheat -5,491 514 85,366 2,725 -74,128 -1,105
KCBT wheat 39,034 1,388 40,302 -95 -70,446 1,131
MGEX wheat 12,672 -258 2,047 350 -27,539 -187
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Total wheat 46,215 1,644 127,715 2,980 -172,113 -161
Live cattle 34,704 -11,339 87,013 172 -132,269 8,393
Feeder cattle -1,663 -2,705 3,659 -187 1,490 1,199
Lean hogs 55,858 -8,062 56,736 -2,082 -117,052 7,771
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 67,314 1,989 -74,992 181 1,825,578 6,094
Soybeans -533 -2,013 -25,818 -2,219 857,135 11,875
Soymeal 19,711 3,362 21,922 1,954 406,065 4,505
Soyoil -3,787 159 2,919 -2,342 445,944 -54
CBOT wheat 4,670 -3,523 -10,417 1,389 431,266 -3,000
KCBT wheat -8,923 -1,403 34 -1,021 244,081 321
MGEX wheat 6,789 728 6,031 -634 77,451 -72
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Total wheat 2,536 -4,198 -4,352 -266 752,798 -2,751
Live cattle 22,028 1,395 -11,476 1,380 348,783 204
Feeder cattle 847 509 -4,334 1,183 48,196 1,336
Lean hogs 18,919 857 -14,461 1,516 302,642 -13,127
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FUTURES ONLY Managed Swaps Producer
Net Chg Net Chg Net Chg
Corn 199,943 2,186 254,755 -940 -453,769 -6,748
Soybeans 45,561 -4,883 93,415 -3,261 -132,774 9,504
Soymeal -18,792 -2,287 81,302 -1,697 -113,660 -1,197
Soyoil 39,569 -8,309 104,503 671 -147,185 9,328
CBOT wheat -9,828 303 85,696 2,041 -76,042 -456
KCBT wheat 38,657 1,748 40,350 -223 -72,248 1,440
MGEX wheat 12,586 -258 1,365 255 -28,190 -302
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Total wheat 41,415 1,793 127,411 2,073 -176,480 682
Live cattle 32,656 -10,682 86,168 -256 -123,071 7,378
Feeder cattle -1,550 -2,645 3,504 -246 936 924
Lean hogs 52,994 -8,142 55,092 -1,877 -101,757 7,281
Other NonReport Open
Net Chg Net Chg Interest Chg
Corn 65,558 4,681 -66,487 821 1,379,770 -694
Soybeans 15,493 182 -21,695 -1,542 660,472 5,483
Soymeal 32,602 3,134 18,548 2,047 365,082 3,397
Soyoil 968 730 2,145 -2,420 383,919 -229
CBOT wheat 11,670 -3,035 -11,496 1,147 353,551 -6,057
KCBT wheat -6,665 -2,004 -94 -961 225,465 1,619
MGEX wheat 8,611 911 5,628 -606 72,514 -495
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Total wheat 13,616 -4,128 -5,962 -420 651,530 -4,933
Live cattle 11,900 2,083 -7,653 1,477 290,838 -3,557
Feeder cattle 834 1,042 -3,724 925 41,370 810
Lean hogs 7,369 1,271 -13,698 1,467 236,788 -12,636
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SUPPLEMENTAL FUTURES + OPTS FUTURES ONLY
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KCBT wheat <0#4CFTC001612> <0#3CFTC001612> <0#1CFTC001612>
MGEX wheat <0#3CFTC001626> <0#1CFTC001626>
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Lean hogs <0#3CFTC054642> <0#1CFTC054642>
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