CFTC Corn - Record Spec Length (almost)

Current Spec Length 280,005 lots. All-time record: 282,651 lots.
Traders taking profits? (Commercial Long reduced by 90k lots).
Commercial Short reduced by 57k lots – possible margin stress?

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