23 April 2013 | Finance | 2216 views

Rabobank Commitment of Traders Report

The S&P Agri Index rose 0.2% as managed money’s net long position in agri commodities rose by 45,993 contracts to 105,576 contracts.

CME Feeder Cattle prices fell 3.1% as managed money increased its net short position 1,466 contracts to 2,219 contracts

CBOT Corn rose 2.1% as Producer/Merchant/Processor/End Users reduced their net short position by 4,796 contracts to 269,400 contracts.  Managed money also increased its net long position from 50,977 contracts to 52,388 contracts.

Ice Cocoa prices rose prices rose 3.7% as managed money increased its net long position 8,063 contracts to a three-month high of  21,128 contracts. Producer/Merchant/Processor/End Users also increased their net short position 8,562 contracts to 36,651 contracts.

Liffe Sugar prices rose 2.9% despite an increase in managed money’s net short position by 1,549 contracts to 2,490 contracts.