Commitment Of Traders Livestock & Dairy

Notes:

* Live Cattle: Open interest up for first time in eight weeks.
* Live Cattle: Total Long down
* Feeder Cattle: Open interest up from previous week.
* Lean Hogs: Open interest down for fifth consecutive week.
* Milk: Open Interest and total long down

Commitment of Traders Livestock & Dairy

Live Cattle Jun 08 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 06 Report   Open Interest 330,824 325,154 323,193 321,443 325,069 Report   Total Long 305,217 299,071 293,497 294,711 293,409 Report   Total Short 268,822 264,747 261,261 261,073 260,316 Report   Long - Short 36,395 34,324 32,236 33,638 33,093 Report Feeder Cattle Jun 08 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 06 Report   Open Interest 32,539 33,485 35,085 36,920 37,298 Report   Total Long 26,393 27,059 28,051 30,130 30,012 Report   Total Short 15,937 16,099 17,644 19,196 19,203 Report   Long - Short 10,456 10,960 10,407 10,934 10,809 Report Lean Hogs Jun 08 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 06 Report   Open Interest 184,250 182,151 190,566 195,408 191,486 Report   Total Long 162,662 161,263 169,020 175,243 172,364 Report   Total Short 150,753 154,651 160,783 165,010 161,593 Report   Long - Short 11,909 6,612 8,237 10,233 10,771 Report Milk Jun 08 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 06 Report   Open Interest 27,761 28,243 28,945 29,705 25,841 Report   Total Long 24,499 24,839 25,461 26,234 22,309 Report   Total Short 22,564 22,759 23,352 23,917 20,693 Report   Long - Short 1,935 2,080 2,109 2,317 1,616 Report Butter Jun 08 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 06 Report   Open Interest 4,493 4,101 4,185 4,208 4,268 Report   Total Long 3,480 3,156 3,285 3,307 3,271 Report   Total Short 4,251 3,932 4,016 4,022 4,062 Report   Long - Short -771 -776 -731 -715 -791 Report

1. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
2. Help for flood affected farmers
3. Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
4. Vilsack: Food, Farm and Jobs Bill critical for U.S. producers
5. Ag markets decidedly mixed on Friday morning
6. Dairy among best snacks for diabetics

1. Beware of the soy milk after-taste face
2. Monsters love milk, too
3. What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
4. Salma Hayek: Milk part of 'perfect' breakfast
5. Activists at the door
6. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts

1. Analysis: Dairy Security Act better for farmers, taxpayers
2. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop