Speculators cut corn net long position — CFTC

Oct 16 (Reuters) — Large speculators cut their net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures in the week to Oct. 13, 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 114,542 -71,762 331,789 -20,845 -414,616 90,735 Soybeans 178,635 -15,362 153,246 -7,439 -303,504 24,760 Soyoil 53,964 -4,328 107,664 -5,225 -177,240 8,489 CBOT wheat -64,692 -3,507 75,436 -1,980 -14,600 4,883 KCBT wheat -18,213 -9,542 80,578 -394 -60,629 10,614 ================================================================================= Live cattle 48,748 -2,172 71,139 4,595 -106,556 -2,021 Feeder cattle 8,852 65 6,512 -44 -6,593 232 Lean hogs -42,088 -6,816 81,903 4,980 -27,081 2,805 Live cattle -2,185 6 -11,146 -408 390,003 2,718 Feeder cattle -4,662 324 -4,110 -577 92,539 -684 Lean hogs -16,792 -1,732 4,058 764 427,572 1,014 ========================================================================