Funds buy 4,000 CBOT wheat contracts

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Published: August 1, 2013

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July 31 (Reuters) - Commodity funds bought a net 4,000
Chicago Board of Trade wheat contracts on Wednesday, trade
sources said.
    They bought 2,000 corn and were net even in soybeans.
 
     
           Corn   Soybeans   Wheat     Soymeal    Soyoil
July 31   + 2,000   even   + 4,000     +1,000    -1.000
July 30   + 5,000 - 7,000  + 2,000     -3,000    -1,000  
July 29   - 5,000 - 5,000  + 1,000     +2,000    -5,000 
July 26   - 5,000 + 3,000    even      +2,000     even
July 25   - 4,000 -11,000  - 2,000     -6,000    -2,000
July 24   - 8,000 - 7,000    even      -5,000    -3,000
July 23   -17,000 -13,000  - 2,000     -6,000    -4,000
July 22   - 3,000 + 6,000  - 3,000     +4,000      even 
July 19     even  + 4,000  + 2,000     +3,000    -2,000
July 18   - 5,000 - 7,000  - 3,000     -3,000     even
July 17   - 7,000   even   - 1,000     -1,000    +3,000
July 16   + 6,000 + 8,000    even      +4,000    -1,000
July 15   - 5,000 + 4,000  - 4,000     +3,000    -3,000
	

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July 12 -14,000 -10,000 even -4,000 +2,000 July 11 + 7,000 + 4,000 + 2,000 +4,000 -4,000 July 10 + 2,000 + 5,000 even +2,000 +3,000 July 9 +18,000 + 9,000 + 3,000 +4,000 even July 8 + 9,000 + 7,000 + 1,000 +4,000 -1,000 July 5 - 8,000 - 5,000 - 2,000 -2,000 even July 3 even + 2,000 + 2,000 +1,000 +2,000 July 2 + 3,000 even even even even July 1 -14,000 - 4,000 even -4,000 +2,000 June 28 -25,000 - 8,000 - 5,000 -4,000 even June 27 - 7,000 even - 2,000 +2,000 -3,000 June 26 + 3,000 even - 3,000 +2,000 -3,000 June 25 - 4,000 + 3,000 - 1,000 +2,000 -3,000 June 24 - 7,000 + 4,000 - 6,000 +3,000 -3,000 June 21 - 8,000 - 5,000 - 2,000 -2,000 -4,000 June 20 -12,000 - 7,000 - 2,000 -3,000 -4,000 June 19 +18,000 + 7,000 + 6,000 +3,000 +4,000 June 18 +11,000 + 2,000 + 2,000 even even June 17 +10,000 - 5,000 + 1,000 -1,000 +3,000 June 14 + 4,000 - 2,000 - 2,000 -2,000 +3,000 June 13 - 4,000 - 8,000 + 2,000 -3,000 -3,000 June 12 -11,000 - 6,000 - 4,000 -4,000 +2,000 June 11 + 8,000 + 6,000 + 2,000 +4,000 -2,000 June 10 -10,000 - 5,000 - 2,000 -3,000 -3,000 June 7 + 8,000 + 8,000 - 2,000 +4,000 +4,000 June 6 + 6,000 + 3,000 - 1,000 +1,000 -1,000 June 5 - 8,000 - 4,000 - 3,000 +1,000 -4,000 June 4 even - 2,000 even -1,000 even June 3 -10,000 + 7,000 + 1,000 +2,000 +1,000 (Reporting by Julie Ingwersen)

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