# The CFTC figures for wheat and maize from the

> Net short speculative positions in Chicago wheat rose sharply to 106,163 contracts in the week to April 12, 2016. USDA data showed higher wheat ending stocks, with the stocks-to-use ratio at 33.7% against a 29.3% five-year average, and wheat prices were at their lowest since 2006.

- Date: 2016-04-18 · published 2016-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8409-the-cftc-figures-for-wheat-and-maize-from-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy wheat stocks and a high stocks-to-use ratio keep wheat and feed grain prices under pressure, which favors cheaper grain for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-07 | [FranceAgriMer increases forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69382-franceagrimer-increases-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-18 | [More bad news for the wheat market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67024-more-bad-news-for-the-wheat-market.md) | +2.9% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-28 | [Wheat markets fall: Harvest pressure from Argentina and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11778-wheat-markets-fall-harvest-pressure-from-argentina-and.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-10 | [India may log bumper wheat and maize output \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25552-india-may-log-bumper-wheat-and-maize-output-india-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-07 | [FranceAgriMer increases forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69382-franceagrimer-increases-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | -1.6% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | -7.1% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/market-report-cftc-figures-wheat-and-maize-12042016-2016-04-18

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