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[October 30, 2007]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures rallied Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade, led by sharp gains in wheat prices.

Wheat for December delivery gained 28.5 cents to $8.285 a bushel; December corn rose 4 cents to $3.76 a bushel; December oats jumped 6.25 cents to $2.8475 a bushel; January soybeans picked up 15.5 cents to $10.2875 a bushel.

Beef futures increased, while pork futures ended mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

December live cattle rose 0.23 cent to 95.35 cents a pound; November feeder cattle rose 0.2 cent to $1.0925 a pound; December lean hogs dipped 0.05 cent to 54.47 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 0.58 cent to 84.1 cents a pound.

[The Associated Press]

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