The net short positions for the wheat speculators in Chicago also increased in the last week. A plus of 10,778 contracts resulted in 77,529 net short positions at the end of the reporting period. The courses in Chicago thus remained under pressure.
Like corn in the case of wheat. In the last week, net short positions for corn speculators in Chicago rose by 47,872 contracts to 64,945 net short positions. The courses in Chicago moved accordingly downwards.