The net short positions among the wheat speculators in Chicago have continued to increase in the last week's reporting period on September 5, A plus of 9,041 contracts ultimately resulted in 86,570 net short positions. The wheat courses in Chicago were nevertheless able to expand.
The net short positions also rose significantly in corn speculators in Chicago. An increase of 44,778 contracts resulted in 109,723 net short positions at the end of the reporting period. The May courses in Chicago were nevertheless easy to recover.
