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Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

Net short position in soybeans increased by about 2,300 contracts

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).



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Funds still sitting on large net short position in canola

Soybeans' net short position increased by about 5,000 contracts

Reading Time: < 1 minute The large net short position in canola futures held relatively steady during the week ended Jan. 30, with speculative traders making only minor adjustments, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


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Large fund short position in canola edges lower

Net short position in soybeans grew to its largest level in nearly four years

Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed money fund traders only made small adjustments to their large net short position in canola futures during the week ended Jan. 23, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Record large short position grows in canola

CBOT net short position on soybeans more than doubled

Reading Time: < 1 minute The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


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Funds holding large net short in canola heading into 2024

Corn traders were covering shorts and putting on some new longs as New Year rolled in

Reading Time: < 1 minute The net short position in canola futures was sitting near its largest levels on record to end 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Net fund short position edges down in canola

CBOT fund traders were liquidating some large net long positions in soybeans

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fund traders were buying back some of their large net short position for the fourth week in a row in late-November, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


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Speculators buy back bearish canola bets in latest report

Funds reduce net long in soybeans

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Fund traders were actively covering bearish bets in canola during the week ended Nov. 21, buying back some previously placed short positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The report was delayed due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. As of Nov. 21, 2023, […] Read more

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Large speculative short position in canola dips slightly

Net long in CBOT soybeans increases

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — The large managed money short position in canola futures dipped slightly during the week ended Nov. 14, as speculators bought back some of their bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Nov. 14, the net managed money short position in […] Read more