In the reporting week of July 11, 2017, the net long positions for wheat speculators in Chicago also rose. An increase of 26,682 contracts resulted in 44,685 net long positions. This had been the highest level for over three years, and this movement had clearly increased the prices in recent weeks.
The corn speculators in Chicago also saw a rapid exit from the seller's warehouse. 147,679 contracts were transferred to the buyer's warehouse with 100,964 net long positions at the end of the reporting week.
