Institutional investors increased the SRW wheat net long holdings from the previous week (45,940 contracts) to 64,715 net long positions in the week ending February 18, 20. The investor group of "institutional investors", which includes banks, insurance companies, fund companies, etc., remains bullish in wheat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's COT report, which was released in Chicago on Friday after the close of trading.
For corn, the portfolio of net short positions was reduced by 10,623 contracts to 61,461 net short positions.
In addition, "institutional investors" reduced the net short holdings of soybeans by 2,409 contracts to 89,763 net short positions.
Since the report is always published by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) with a delay of almost a week, all changes after February 18 are not taken into account in this update. For this reason, we publish the estimates of the position changes for "institutional investors" in our news ticker. However, options are not taken into account in the daily estimates!
For corn, the portfolio of net short positions was reduced by 10,623 contracts to 61,461 net short positions.
In addition, "institutional investors" reduced the net short holdings of soybeans by 2,409 contracts to 89,763 net short positions.
Since the report is always published by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) with a delay of almost a week, all changes after February 18 are not taken into account in this update. For this reason, we publish the estimates of the position changes for "institutional investors" in our news ticker. However, options are not taken into account in the daily estimates!
Source
HANSA Terminhandel
