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THE CONSENSUS® REPORT OF THE COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS MARKET COMPOSITION

Derived from the Bi-Weekly Report Published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission*

Showing Percentage Each Group Comprises of Each Market and Percentage of Each Group in Long Positions

Reportable Positions
Exchange & Commodity Non Comm. Long or Short Only Non Comm. Long or Short (Spreading) Comm.** Long or Short Only Total
Reportable
Positions
Non
Reportable
Positions***
Reporting
Level
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Wheat (CBOT) 500,000 bushels 18 63.6 7.45 50 43.2 41.6 68.6 48.3 31.4 53.8
Last Reporting Period 20.665.38.86 50 40 37.6 69.4 47.4 30.6 55.9
Wheat (KCBT) 500,000 bushels 11.3 85.7 2.9 50 39.7 32.6 53.9 44.7 46.1 56.2
Last Reporting Period 11.186.33.55 50 38.7 27.8 53.3 41.5 46.7 59.8
Wheat (MGE) 500,000 bushels 6.86 39.9 2.19 50 36.5 55.9 45.6 53.2 54.4 47.3
Last Reporting Period 3.6894.33.46 50 43.1 48.3 50.2 51.8 49.8 28.3
Corn (CBOT) 750,000 bushels 12.4 60.1 3.41 50 47.1 58.7 62.9 58.5 37.1 35.5
Last Reporting Period 12.571.64.07 50 47 53.1 63.5 56.6 36.5 38.6
Oats (CBOT) 300,000 bushels 5.52 85.7 8.36 50 43.3 29.2 57.2 37.7 42.8 66.4
Last Reporting Period 5.6193.37.24 50 41.8 22.4 54.7 33.3 45.3 70.1
Soybeans (CBOT)500,000 bushels 16.3 85 6.43 50 43.4 31.2 66.1 46.3 33.9 57.3
Last Reporting Period 13.883.36.45 50 43.1 34.1 63.4 46.4 36.6 56.2
Soybean Oil (CBOT) 175 contracts 11.6 80.3 7.12 50 56.2 38.1 74.8 45.8 25.2 62.6
Last Reporting Period 11.260.96.73 50 54.5 42.5 72.5 46.1 27.5 60.4
Soybean Meal (CBOT) 175 contracts 9.51 82.5 6.45 50 54.5 36.3 70.4 43.8 29.6 64.8
Last Reporting Period 7.47774.33 50 56.8 40.1 68.6 44.8 31.4 61.5
Rough Rice (CRCE) 25 contracts 18.2 29.2 4.48 50 27.9 42.3 50.5 38.3 49.5 61.9
Last Reporting Period 16.6465.4 50 29.1 37.9 51 41.8 49 58.6


*Reporting positions as of May 6, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 9, 1997.
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index
Grain and Oilseeds Index

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