Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices
Canola fund short position climbs higher
Reading Time: < 1 minute As of June 11, 2024, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in at 99,252 contracts (1,950 long/101,202 short), which was up by roughly 30,000 contracts from the previous week.
Fund short position steady in canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute The managed money net short position in canola futures held steady during the week ended May 21, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Net short position in canola continues to shrink
Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed money fund traders continue to chip away at the large net short position in canola futures, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Large fund short position shrinking in canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed money fund traders continued to chip away at their large net short position in canola in mid-March, covering more of their large bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Canola short position up again in early March
Reading Time: < 1 minute The net speculative short position in canola continued to rise in the first trading days of March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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).
Record large fund short position grows in canola
Net short in soybeans, corn also grew
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators added to their already record large net short position in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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).
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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