date:Sep 15, 2015
Hedge funds extended to an eighth successive week their bearish positioning in the top US-traded agricultural commodities, led by a selldown in grains, which more than offset a more upbeat stance on sugar.
Managed money, a proxy for speculators, cut by more than 27,000 contracts its net long position in futures and options in the main 13 US-traded agricultural commodities in the week to last Tuesday, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulator.
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