Speculators raise corn net long position — CFTC

Sept 18 (Reuters) — Large speculators raised their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Sept. 15, 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 291,953 1,056 375,070 -19,389 -606,813 9,822 Soybeans 172,981 10,366 179,912 -32,662 -326,948 23,927 Soyoil 66,776 510 115,194 5,686 -195,856 -7,364 CBOT wheat -42,097 -24,851 82,204 13,660 -44,402 9,517 KCBT wheat 4,735 -12,558 84,502 8,862 -89,551 2,778 ================================================================================= Live cattle 45,262 -1,987 64,571 -318 -95,148 -896 Feeder cattle 6,701 -81 7,019 198 -3,599 -1,031 Lean hogs -31,401 -7,845 78,541 8,753 -38,134 3,815 Live cattle -1,964 2,672 -12,721 528 400,386 -17,810 Feeder cattle -7,000 1,228 -3,121 -314 94,416 -4,186 Lean hogs -11,131 -5,910 2,126 1,187 417,868 24,676 ==========================================================